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Take a tour of the SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule slated to take astronauts into orbit in April

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Last week, NASA made two important announcements pertaining to the future of America’s manned space travel endeavors. The first announcement, which garnered the majority of the attention, was the list of astronauts slated to be the first ever to venture into space aboard commercial rockets. The second, however, tempered the excitement — acknowledging that the planned launch of these missions has been delayed due to some setbacks in the manned space programs of both Boeing and SpaceX.

According to SpaceX CEO Elon Musk, their Crew Dragon capsule that will ferry Americans into orbit has two test launches slated between now and April of 2019. Provided those tests flights go according to plan, Musk claims his capsule will be ready for crewed launch just in time for NASA’s new anticipated launch date. That first SpaceX crew will be made up of two seasoned astronauts and military aviators: Doug Hurley and Bob Behnken.

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  • Mason F

    Call me old skool, but if that digital media display thingy goes on the fritz, you are not fixing it. You can always use an impromptu tool to open a panel and hardwire a malfunctioning toggle switch or relay. But yeah, it looks Console XBox worthy.

  • Chad D

    I can only imagine the adrenaline rush one must experience riding on top of a giant rocket during launch. Would love to experience that ride. Looks like those who ride this vehicle up will be doing so in style.

  • Mason F

    Call me old skool, but if that digital media display thingy goes on the fritz, you are not fixing it. You can always use an impromptu tool to open a panel and hardwire a malfunctioning toggle switch or relay. But yeah, it looks Console XBox worthy.

  • Chad D

    I can only imagine the adrenaline rush one must experience riding on top of a giant rocket during launch. Would love to experience that ride. Looks like those who ride this vehicle up will be doing so in style.