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

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...

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