KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. (NASA PR) — NASA and SpaceX on Friday gave a “go” for the Demo-2 mission, the first launch of astronauts on an American rocket from American soil since the last space shuttle mission in 2011.
Launch of the mission, dubbed Launch America, is scheduled for 4:33 p.m. EDT on Wednesday, May 27. The launch of astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley will be carried will be aired live on NASA TV. The space agency will provide continuous coverage from launch through docking with the International Space Station.