NASA and SpaceX are GO to Proceed for Launch!

NASA s mission with SpaceX to launch American astronauts to the International Space Station is cleared to proceed, officials said, following a successful Flight Readiness Review that concluded Friday, May 22, at NASA s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Participants in a news briefing about the mission include: · NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine · NASA Associate Administrator Steve Jurczyk · Kathy Lueders, manager, NASA Commercial Crew Program · Kirk Shireman, manager, International Space Station Program · Benji Reed, director of crew mission management, SpaceX · Norm Knight, deputy director, NASA Johnson Space Center Flight Operations NASA and SpaceX are targeting 4:33 p.m. EDT Wednesday, May 27, for the launch of the Demo-2 flight, which will be the first time a commercially built and operated American rocket and spacecraft will carry humans to the space station. Learn about the mission by visiting https://www.nasa.gov/launchamerica/