NASA Sets Date for Historic SpaceX Astronaut Launch

By Spectrum News Staff Brevard County

PUBLISHED 12:29 PM ET Apr. 17, 2020 PUBLISHED 12:29 PM EDT Apr. 17, 2020

BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. – NASA has set a date for when it will once again send astronauts into space from U.S. soil.

NASA sets date for crewed launch from U.S. soil
SpaceX Crew Dragon will launch atop Falcon 9 rocket on May 27
The capsule will carry two astronauts to the International Space Station

The space agency announced Friday that the historic SpaceX Crew Dragon mission will take place May 27.

The announcement was made by NASA administrator Jim Bridenstine on Twitter.

BREAKING: On May 27, @NASA will once again launch American astronauts on American rockets from American soil! With our @SpaceX partners, @Astro_Doug and @AstroBehnken will launch to the @Space_Station on the #CrewDragon spacecraft atop a Falcon 9 rocket. Let's #LaunchAmerica 🇺🇸 pic.twitter.com/RINb3mfRWI
— Jim Bridenstine (@JimBridenstine) April 17, 2020

SpaceX’s Crew Dragon will carry astronauts Doug Hurley and Bob Behnken to the International Space Station. The spacecraft will launch atop a Falcon 9 rocket from Kennedy Space Center’s Launch Complex 39A at 4:32 p.m. ET.

SpaceX successfully flew a Crew Dragon capsule without astronauts to the space station last year.

NASA Sets Date for Historic SpaceX Astronaut Launch

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