NASA certifies Crew Dragon
Posted: Sun, Nov 15, 2020, 12:21 PM ET (1721 GMT)
NASA formally certified SpaceX's Crew Dragon spacecraft Tuesday for missions to the International Space Station. The certification, the culmination of the commercial crew program, came during a flight readiness review for the Crew-1 mission, scheduled to launch Saturday. NASA and SpaceX officials said that mission remains on track despite work on the Falcon 9 upper stage that postponed a static-fire test of the rocket from Tuesday to Wednesday. The mission will transport four astronauts from NASA and JAXA to the ISS for a six-month stay.
NASA formally certified SpaceX's Crew Dragon spacecraft Tuesday for missions to the International Space Station. The certification, the culmination of the commercial crew program, came during a flight readiness review for the Crew-1 mission, scheduled to launch Saturday. NASA and SpaceX officials said that mission remains on track despite work on the Falcon 9 upper stage that postponed a static-fire test of the rocket from Tuesday to Wednesday. The mission will transport four astronauts from NASA and JAXA to the ISS for a six-month stay.
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