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Last May, SpaceX took NASA astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley on a historic mission to the International Space Station. Therefore, it was the first time that a private company put astronauts into orbit was recorded. However, the mission was primarily a test flight to prove that the SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule was safe for human occupants.
Today, the official flight will go down in history if the crew-1 departs at 19:27 from Cape Canaveral, at 00:27 to Lisbon. For now, forecasts remain positive, with a 50% probability of success.
SpaceX's 1-crew is certified to fly on the ISS
After arriving at the International Space Station (ISS) in May, Behnken and Hurley landed safely in the Atlantic Ocean in August after a two-month stay on the ISS.
Since then, NASA engineers have reviewed the mission's data and on Tuesday certified SpaceX to begin regular manned flights to the ISS as an operational part of the agency's human spaceflight program. It all starts this weekend.
If the flight is not delayed again, at 7:27 pm from Cape Canaveral, at 12:27 pm in Lisbon, four astronauts will depart for the ISS on their Crew-1 mission.
They are Shannon Walker, Victor Glover and Michael Hopkins flying from NASA and Soichi Noguchi flying from the Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency. With the exception of Glover, all astronauts have been on the ISS, but this will be the longest mission any of them have ever flown.
Teams from @NASA is @SpaceX continue aiming Sunday, Nov 15 at 7:27 pm ET for the crew-1 launch for the @ Space Station. 🚀🐉@ 45thSpaceWing predicts a 50% probability of favorable weather conditions at the launch pad for take-off: https://t.co/jX4O9H5lXs pic.twitter.com/WKo86LruAy
- NASA Commercial Crew (@Commercial_Crew) November 14, 2020
After a quick eight and a half hour journey to the space station, the crew will spend six months in orbit.
The Crew-1 capsule will be carried by the Falcon 9 rocket, equipped with the powerful Merlin engines, both of SpaceX.
So, if indeed it is done, you can follow everything live through the NASA broadcast:
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