SpaceX Cleared to Take Astronauts to ISS
Launching US Astronauts from Florida Source: NASA 1st Human Spaceflight from US Since 2011 After nearly a decade of absence, human spaceflights will launch from US soil on May 27, 2020. SpaceX, founded by entrepreneur Elon Musk, will launch its CrewDragon rocket with two US astronauts onboard and crewing the space vehicle. Their destination is the International Space Station. This mission is a series of historic firsts in space. Space Firsts This is the first crewed mission for SpaceX since CEO Elon Musk founded the company in 2002. And, it's the first time a rocket will carry astronauts into orbit from US soil since 2011. That's when NASA retired its space shuttle program. And there's yet another first. The public cannot attend the launch. History Being Made Because of COVID-19, the public cannot attend the launch at Cape Canaveral, Florida. The launch ...