On Wednesday, NASA was preparing to send two of its astronauts to orbit aboard a spacecraft built by SpaceX, the rocket company founded by Elon Musk. And unlike for astronaut launches in the past, when NASA ran the show, this time SpaceX will be in charge of mission control. Gallery: Nasa-SpaceX's 'Launch America' mission (Photo Services) On May 27, 2020, National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) astronauts Doug Hurley and Bob Behnken will take off to the International Space Station (ISS) in SpaceX’s Crew Dragon spacecraft, lifting off on a Falcon 9 rocket. This is the first time in nine years that humans will leave US soil in a US rocket to reach low-Earthorbit.The astronauts are scheduled to stay at the space station for the Demo-2 mission. (Pictured) Workers prepare the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with the Crew Dragon spacecraft attached to it, at the Kennedy Space Center on May 26. The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with the company's Crew Dragon spacecraft onboard on the launch pad on May 25. Astronauts Doug Hurley (L) and Robert Behnken, wearing SpaceX spacesuits, depart from the Neil A. Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building for Launch Complex 39A, during a dress rehearsal at the Kennedy Space Center, on May 23. This photo provided by Maxar’s WorldView-3 satellite shows an aerial view of Launch Complex 39A and the Falcon 9 rocket with the Crew Dragon spacecraft on top of it, on May 23. Behnken (L) and Hurley (2nd L) give a thumbs up along with NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine (2nd R) and Kennedy Space Center Director Bob Cabana after the crew arrived at the Kennedy Space Center on May 20. SpaceX and NASA can try again on Saturday and Sunday, with a 60 percent chance of being able to begin the mission on those days.
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