INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
SpaceX caught itself a &W& early this morning with a successful launch of the Falcon 9 rocket with Crew Dragon capsule
Crew Dragon represents SpaceX first spacecraft meant to transfer humans to and from the International Space Station
This flight is the final test check for the spacecraft, and will include launch, docking with the ISS, and reentry into the Earth atmosphere
for recovery.
Thus far, SpaceX has completed a successful launch of the Crew Dragon, complete with a test dummy and a very high-tech zero-g
indicator.
Earth floats gently in zero gravity pic.twitter.com/XUH3KeDPVe
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) March 2, 2019
Tomorrow morning, the
craft will attempt to dock with the International Space Station, and after that, it will attempt re-entry.
NASA gave SpaceX approval for the
launch earlier this week.
In case you missed the live stream last night, you can watch the full stream below:
SpaceX Crew Dragon recap
https://t.co/MmQmctxRSo
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) March 2, 2019
LIFTOFF! The next big leap in a new chapter of U.S
human spaceflight systems has left the pad
@SpaceX #CrewDragon demo flight will be the 1st commercially-built operated American spacecraft designed for humans to dock at the
Watch: https://t.co/Fm5NQSfAXJ pic.twitter.com/YoiOf67kQL
— NASA (@NASA) March 2, 2019
