Behnken
Proper noun
Meaning
Behnken (plural Behnkens)
A surname from German.
Phrases with the word
Examples
After two months onboard the International Space Station, Behnken and fellow astronaut Doug Hurley are planning to return home.
Behnken and Cassidy performed four spacewalks to complete the installation of new batteries on the space station.
Behnken said it’s too early to ink a return date because the precise weather conditions need to be examined nearer the time, though he expects they’ll depart the space station in early-to-mid August.
Behnken and Hurley are expected to go back inside the Crew Dragon Saturday afternoon to begin their 19-hour journey back to Earth.
Behnken and Hurley are expected to remain on board the space station for one to three months.
Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley splashed down on Sunday in the Gulf of Mexico in the Crew Dragon spacecraft.