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By NASA May 26, 2020. The three-person crew includes NASA astronauts Mike Fincke and Nicole Mann, and Boeing astronaut Chris Ferguson. The Crew … For this historic mission, Americans once again launch from U.S. soil for the first time since the conclusion of the Space Shuttle Program. The Commercial Crew Program brings a new era of space exploration to the Space Coast of Florida. Landmark NASA SpaceX Commercial Crew Test Flight Coverage Schedule . SpaceX and NASA are, once again, gearing up to try to make history by launching two astronauts into Earth's orbit. It is the final flight test for the system to be certified for regular crew flights to the station as part of NASA’s Commercial Crew Program. Antares; ... manager of NASA’s Commercial Crew Program, would not say when the company might be cleared to launch the Starliner on a …

Commercial Crew is NASA's solution to once again launch U.S. astronauts from U.S. soil, as since the end of the Space Shuttle program in 2011, … NASA.gov brings you the latest images, videos and news from America's space agency. NASA will provide live coverage of prelaunch and launch activities for the agency’s SpaceX Demo-2 test flight on Wednesday, May 27, carrying NASA astronauts Robert Behnken and Douglas Hurley to the International Space Station.

It’s been a long time coming, but NASA’s Commercial Crew program will finally produce a crewed mission in May, SpaceX says. NASA’s SpaceX Demo-2 mission will serve as an end-to-end flight test to validate the SpaceX crew transportation system, from launch to docking to splashdown. NASA astronauts Mike Hopkins, Victor Glover and Shannon Walker, and Japanese astronaut Soichi Noguchi will launch on the Crew Dragon spacecraft. NASA will provide live coverage of prelaunch and launch activities for the agency’s SpaceX Demo-2 test flight on Wednesday, May 27, carrying NASA astronauts Robert Behnken and Douglas Hurley to the International Space Station. Launch Schedule; Mission Reports. As NASA’s Commercial Crew partners Boeing and SpaceX crew transportation systems are within months of being ready for the first test flights of their spacecraft that will carry astronauts to and from the International Space Station from U.S. soil, the scheduling of launch dates enters a new phase. A United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket will launch Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner spacecraft on its first mission with astronauts, known as the Crew Test Flight, to the International Space Station. The company says it is aiming for its first crewed launch … Upcoming launches and landings of crew members to and from the International Space Station, and launches of rockets delivering spacecraft that observe the Earth, visit other planets and explore the universe. SpaceX’s Falcon 9 with Crew Dragon stands at Launch Complex 39A.

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UPDATE: SpaceX is now targeting Saturday, May 30, 3:22 PM ET for the Commercial Crew SpaceX Demonstration Mission 2 launch.. MISSION. TOPICS: Astronaut International Space Station NASA SpaceX. NASA’s Commercial Crew Program is a public-private partnership combining NASA’s experience with new technology and designs pioneered by private industry to make space travel safer and available for all.