The rocket flight will mark the first-ever ride to orbit on a privately owned vehicle — and the first time astronauts have flown from U.S. soil since 2011
Elon Musk is about to face his biggest test after almost two decades as a space entrepreneur: launching human beings into orbit.
Surpassing BoeingMusk founded Space Exploration Technologies Corp. in 2002 with the ultimate goal of enabling people to live on other planets. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration has been a key partner and customer every step of the way for the Hawthorne, California-based company. A cargo-only version of SpaceX’s Dragon capsule already makes regular runs to the space station.
The shuffle placed more responsibility on officials such as Steve Jurczyk, NASA’s associate administrator and highest-ranking civil servant, who stepped in for Loverro to make the final decision to proceed with the mission. Adding to the excitement is SpaceX’s knack for milking big events, as it did when it sent a cherry-red Tesla Roadster to deep space with its largest rocket. The voyage will usher in a new era of commercial space flight.
Boeing is still working through dozens of corrective actions that NASA recommended after the company’s Starliner capsule missed a rendezvous with the station in December. The company hasn’t yet scheduled a do-over, or its first flight with humans.
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