Exciting SpaceX Launch Testing Crew Dragon

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with the company's Crew Dragon spacecraft onboard is seen after being raised into a vertical position on the launch pad at Launch Complex 39A as preparations continue for the Demo-1 mission, Feb. 28, 2019 at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The Demo-1 mission will be the first launch of a commercially built and operated American spacecraft and space system designed for humans as part of NASA's Commercial Crew Program. The mission, currently targeted for a 2:49am launch on March 2, will serve as an end-to-end test of the system's capabilities. — A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with the company’s Crew Dragon spacecraft onboard is seen after being raised into a vertical position on the launch pad at Launch Complex 39A as preparations continue for the Demo-1 mission, Feb. 28, 2019 at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The Demo-1 mission will be the first launch of a commercially built and operated American spacecraft and space system designed for humans as part of NASA’s Commercial Crew Program. The mission, currently targeted for a 2:49am launch on March 2, will serve as an end-to-end test of the system’s capabilities.

The latest SpaceX launch was so exciting! I watched the replay today.

It was a joint launch with NASA to test the crew launch vehicle, Crew Dragon.

No humans were aboard, but Ripley, the space dummy was there, gathering lots of data. There’s lots of cargo too, for the astronauts on board the International Space Station.

Crew Dragon will dock with the ISS about 27 hours after launch, around 6 a.m. Eastern time on Sunday, March 3 (3 a.m. Pacific time) and return to Earth 5 days later.

SpaceX hopes to fly their first manned mission this summer!

https://youtu.be/2ZL0tbOZYhE

Also on: https://www.spacex.com/webcast
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