Following the in-flight abort test of Crew Dragon, Hurley was confirmed to be the flight's commander. Hurley and fellow crewmember Bob Behnken were humorously compared in news and social media to the fictional brothers Bob and Doug McKenzie because of their friendship when they participated in the first commercial astronaut launch on SpaceX Crew Dragon Demo-2.
Following the successful abort test of the Crew Dragon spacecraft, Hurley was confirmed as the commander of the flight.  He and fellow crewmate Behnken were jokingly compared to fictional brothers Bob and Doug McKenzie due to their close friendship during the first commercial astronaut launch on SpaceX's Crew Dragon Demo-2 mission.