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[b]Teams targeting Gulf of Mexico for splashdown[/b] Following a scheduled assessment of weather conditions for splashdown, teams from NASA and SpaceX are proceeding with preparations to bring NASA astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley home to Earth aboard the SpaceX Crew Dragon "Endeavour" spacecraft. Conditions are "go" at the primary targeted site, off the coast Pensacola, and alternate site off the coast of Panama City in the Gulf of Mexico for splashdown and recovery on Sunday, Aug. 2. Teams will continue to closely monitor Hurricane Isaias and evaluate impacts to the potential splashdown sites. SpaceX will monitor changes to conditions until 2.5 hours prior to the scheduled undocking, when a determination to proceed with departure will be made. If conditions are marginal and exceed the accepted criteria, a joint recommendation by SpaceX and NASA will be made whether to proceed with undocking at 7:34 p.m. EDT (2334 GMT). NASA and SpaceX will make the final decision to proceed after the astronauts are ready inside Crew Dragon just before undocking.
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