Watch live the first SpaceX spacecraft launch event

16h33p on May 27 (local time) , SpaceX and NASA will launch the Crew Dragon shuttle from the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, USA to bring two astronauts Operated by Robert Behnken and Douglas Hurley to the International Space Station (ISS).

Crew Dragon is the first space shuttle to SpaceX since its establishment in May 2002. If successful, this will be the first historic flight in nearly 10 years, the US will return. conquer space to send people to the International Space Station (ISS).

Space Shuttle Crew Dragon (top) and Falcon 9 launch rocket at launch site in Florida on 23 May. Photo: SPACEX

The last time the US put people on space was in July 2011. From then on, if you want to go to / from the US ISS, you have to go to Russia.

The Crew Dragon, which carries two astronauts with only 1 second to take off, will arrive in ISS in 19 hours.

However, depending on the weather in Cape Canaveral the flight may be delayed. If this unfortunate case occurs, SpaceX and NASA will test again at 15h22p on 30/5 or 15h on 31/5.

This historic flight is named Demo-2 and will be broadcast live on the official website of NASA and SpaceX. To follow the history of this world aerospace industry, you can visit one of the channels below.

Micah Soto

Update 27 May 2020