SpaceX, founded by Elon Musk, passed a crucial pre-flight review and test-fired the Falcon 9 rocket that will launch two astronauts on Wednesday.
SpaceX, the rocket company founded by Elon Musk in 2002, is steamrolling toward its first-ever rocket launch of people into orbit.
"We are now preparing for a launch in five short days," NASA administrator Jim Bridenstine said during a televised press briefing on Friday, later adding:"We are a go."The first milestone SpaceX achieved was a flight readiness review. Such pre-launch meetings are typically long, as stakeholders comb for any final issues and think of ways to reduce risk. When people are on the line, though, such reviews become even more painstakingly detailed.
"SpaceX said we understand, and we'll make a modification," Shireman added, noting the unspecified issue was resolved to Russia's satisfaction with the new Crew Dragon ship for Demo-2.The second major hurdle that SpaceX cleared, shortly after the review, was a brief test-firing of the Falcon 9 rocket's engines.
Whatever the risk of Demo-2 may be, Behnken and Hurley — who SpaceX's president and COO, Gwynne Shotwell, has described as"badass" dads, test pilots, and astronauts — said they're ready to fly.
Malaysia Latest News, Malaysia Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
ABC News, Nat Geo Set Live Special to Cover Elon Musk SpaceX LaunchABC News hopes to follow as Elon Musk boldly goes, perhaps, where no space-travel entrepreneur has gone before. The Walt Disney-owned news unit intends to cover the coming joint mission between NAS…
Read more »
NASA, SpaceX bringing astronaut launches back to home turfFor the first time in nearly a decade, US astronauts are about to blast into orbit aboard an American rocket from American soil. And for the first time in the history of human spaceflight, a private company is running the show.
Read more »
Trump will attend the historic NASA and SpaceX astronaut launch in Florida next weekThis is the first time that SpaceX, which was founded by Elon Musk in 2002, is attempting to launch astronauts into space.
Read more »
Trump will attend the historic NASA and SpaceX astronaut launch in Florida next week - Business InsiderBusiness Insider is a fast-growing business site with deep financial, media, tech, and other industry verticals. Launched in 2007, the site is now the largest business news site on the web.
Read more »
Trump to attend Musk's SpaceX launch in Florida next weekTrump plans to travel to Kennedy Space Center in Florida Wednesday to witness the launch of the first Americans into space in nearly a decade
Read more »
Trump says may attend SpaceX manned rocket launchPresident Donald Trump on Thursday said he could attend next week&39;s launch of the SpaceX Crew Dragon craft in Florida, the first manned space flight from US soil in nearly a decade. Two US astronauts on the Crew Dragon will take off May 27 from Kennedy Space Center with help from SpaceX&39;s Falcon
Read more »