 Cassidy was joined by fellow NASA astronauts Doug Hurley and Bob Behnken on May 31, 2020 with the docking of Crew Dragon Demo-2.He was awarded the Bronze Star with "V" device and the Presidential Unit Citation for leading a 9-day operation at the Zhawar Kili cave complex – a national priority objective directly on the Afghan/Pakistan border during Operation Enduring Freedom.Cassidy was a guest speaker at the USNA Combat Leadership Seminar (2003 and 2004).