NASA astronauts Doug Hurley and Bob Behnken showed up in Cape Canaveral, Florida, Wednesday, a week out from becoming the first U.S. astronauts to go to space atop a private U.S. company's rocket. The launch will mark a major shift in the U.S. space industry's public-private partnership, and it will test SpaceX's ability to safely send humans to space and back.
Here's What Astronauts Will Do On SpaceX's First Crewed Mission
For the first time since the last shuttle flight, astronauts are going to space on a U.S. rocket. The pilot on that shuttle mission will be aboard.
Posted at 9:03 PM, May 20, 2020
and last updated 2020-05-20 21:03:57-04
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