03-02-2019, 09:34 AM
The SpaceX crew capsule successfully launched at 2:50 this morning. It is expected to dock at the international space station at 5:50 Sunday morning. the capsule carries a flight dummy named Ripley after Sigourney Weaver's character in Alien.
This is the first flight of a potential US launched crew-capable vehicle since the Space Shuttle retired in 2011
This is the first flight of a potential US launched crew-capable vehicle since the Space Shuttle retired in 2011