Elon Musk founded SpaceX in 2002 with the goal of populating outer space. But in the nearly 18 years since – and even as the rocket company continues to disrupt the global launch industry – the most complex life-form SpaceX has flown is a mouse.
That should all change in early 2020, though, as SpaceX prepares to launch its first crewed mission aboard its new capsule-like spaceship, called Crew Dragon.
The NASA astronauts and spaceflight veterans Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley are set to board the Crew Dragon, rocket into orbit 250 miles above Earth, and dock with the football-field-size International Space Station.
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