Before SpaceX launches astronauts, it has to ace this last big test

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Elon Musk founded SpaceX with the intention of one day sending humans to space. Now, only one major test now stands between SpaceX and its long-awaited plan to ferry NASA astronauts to and from the International Space Station.

, cutting short the planned mission. NASA and Boeing have launched a joint investigation into what went wrong.

The U.S. has paid Russia to transport its astronauts to space since 2011, when the shuttle was retired. As SpaceX and Boeing’s capsule programs experienced delay after delay, the U.S. has had to buy additional seats on the Russian Soyuz spacecraft. NASA and the two companies have emphasized that ensuring the safety of the new spacecraft comes first.

After separation from the capsule, the rocket will break up on its own over the ocean from the aerodynamic forces it will experience during the test, SpaceX said. Since it will be fully fueled, the rocket’s destruction could look like a fireball in the sky, Benji Reed, SpaceX’s director of crew mission management, told reporters Friday. The booster to be used for Saturday’s flight is a reused one: It launched three missions in 2018.

 

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