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Watch SpaceX Launch People To Space For the First Time Live [Updated]

SpaceX is set to mark a huge milestone in its own company history, with a first-ever crewed spaceflight set to take off from Cape Canaveral in Florida later today. From a report: The mission is Commercial Crew Demo-2, the culmination of its Crew Dragon human spacecraft development program, which will carry NASA astronauts Doug Hurley and Bob Behnken to the International…

SpaceX will launch NASA astronauts for the 1st time today. Here’s what to expect.

SpaceX’s first-ever crewed mission, a test flight called Demo-2, is scheduled to launch at 4:33 p.m. EDT today (May 27) from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Source: https://www.livescience.com/spacex-demo-2-astronaut-launch-what-to-expect.html

Watch NASA coverage of SpaceX astronaut test flight

Watch the Demo-2 mission launch on May 27, 2020. It’ll carry astronauts to the International Space station, the first launch of astronauts on American rockets and spacecraft, from American soil, since 2011. Source: https://earthsky.org/space/watch-online-nasa-coverage-spacex-demo-2…

It’s Official: SpaceX Is a ‘Go’ To Launch NASA Astronauts On Crew Dragon Spaceship

An anonymous reader quotes a report from Space.com: No showstoppers were found during a crucial flight readiness review (FRR) for SpaceX’s Demo-2 mission, keeping the company’s first-ever crewed flight on track for a May 27 liftoff, NASA officials announced today (May 22). “The Flight Readiness Review has concluded, and NASA’s SpaceX Demo-2 mission is cleared to proceed toward liftoff on the…

How Do Astronauts Escape When a Space Launch Goes Wrong?

On May 27, NASA astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley are expected to become the first humans to ride a Dragon. The two astronauts will catch a ride to the International Space Station in SpaceX’s Crew Dragon capsule as part of the Demo-2 mission, the final test before NASA officially certifies the vehicle for human spaceflight. It will be the first…

The New York Times Phasing Out All 3rd-Party Advertising Data

The New York Times will no longer use 3rd-party data to target ads come 2021, executives tell Axios, and it is building out a proprietary first-party data platform. From a report: Third-party data, which is collected from consumers on other websites, is being phased out of the ad ecosystem because it’s not considered privacy-friendly. This has forced several big publications to…

SpaceX and NASA Break Down What Their Historic First Astronaut Mission Will Look Like

NASA and SpaceX’s most defining moment of our current space era is coming up at the end of this month, with its Demo-2 mission on May 27. The mission will be the first ever launch for SpaceX with humans on board, and for NASA, it’ll mark the first return to U.S.-based astronaut launches since the Shuttle program flew its last flight…