Get Spacex Crew Dragon Launch Time Pics. Once the dragon's four crew members arrive, the total will be seven. A spacex falcon 9 rocket, topped with the crew dragon capsule, is this weekend's launch has been praised by nasa as historic, signaling both the first time a commercially developed spaceship is being used on a regular iss mission and the official return of the us capability for launching.
Spacex's falcon 9 rocket will take off from the company's launch site on saturday, may 30th, at nasa's kennedy space center in cape canaveral, florida.
Both vehicles are reusable, with spacex regularly landing falcon 9 first stages and flying them later. The spacex falcon 9 rocket carrying the crew dragon spacecraft lifted off from launch complex 39a at nasa's. The flight was the the fulfillment of a risky bet by nasa under the obama administration to entrust the private the crew dragon capsule, which separated from the booster on time 12 minutes into the flight, is expected to dock with the international space. Spacex is set to launch nasa astronauts for the first time on saturday.
