Crewed SpaceX Dragon Flight Test Sets Stage For ISS Ramp-Up

Irene Klotz May 27, 2020
NASA astronauts at launch dress rehearsal
NASA astronauts Doug Hurley, left, and Robert Behnken suited up for a launch dress rehearsal on May 23. Instead of the traditional Astrovan, they will ride to the launchpad in a Tesla Model X.
Credit: Bill Ingalls/NASA
NASA’s grand experiment to replace the decommissioned space shuttle fleet with privately owned and operated space taxi services, a project 10 years in the making, moves into its final phase with the launch of two U.S. astronauts on a shakedown flight to the International Space Station. Strapped...
Irene Klotz

Irene Klotz is Senior Space Editor for Aviation Week, based in Cape Canaveral. Before joining Aviation Week in 2017, Irene spent 25 years as a wire service reporter covering human and robotic spaceflight, commercial space, astronomy, science and technology for Reuters and United Press International.

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