The action begins on launch day at 2 p.m. EDT (1800 GMT) with a live, two-hour broadcast of the launch by SpaceX and NASA, as well as interviews with NASA astronaut Christina Koch (who recently ...

Only two astronauts are on board for Demo-2, but the capsule can be configured to carry up to seven passengers. The rocket: SpaceX's proven Falcon 9 rocket escorted Crew Dragon through the launch.

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Saturday at 3:22 p.m. That is when two American astronauts will hopefully blast into space aboard SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket. Wednesday's launch was scrubbed because of the ...

UPDATE: SpaceX's first attempt to launch the Demo-2 mission on Wednesday (May 27) was scrubbed due to bad weather. The next launch try is set for today (May 30) at 3:22 p.m. EDT (1922 GMT).

SpaceX's first-ever crewed mission, a test flight called Demo-2, is scheduled to launch at 4:33 p.m. EDT today (May 27) from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

KEY POINTS The Demo-2 launch is set for May 27 Because of the pandemic, people will not able to watch the launch at Kennedy Space Center However, there are many ways to watch the launch live from ...

Part of NASA’s Commercial Crew Program, Crew Dragon will launch atop one of SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rockets from the historic pad 39A, which was also used for the Apollo and space shuttle programs.

For the first time since 2011, the United States will send two astronauts into space from a spacecraft launched from U.S. soil as part of SpaceX’s Demo-2 launch. On Wednesday, SpaceX, which is ...