NASA Astronauts Aboard SpaceX Capsule, Ready For "Messy Space Ride" - NDTV News
 

NASA Astronauts Aboard SpaceX Capsule, Ready For "Messy Space Ride" NDTV NewsThe first US astronauts chosen to fly aboard a SpaceX capsule built for NASA shrugged off a spate of design and test mishaps, saying such setbacks were "part of the process" and the new technology was far more advanced than the space shuttle program that ended eight years ago. Space shuttle veterans Bob Behnken, 48, and Doug Hurley, 52 are slated for blastoff later this year from Cape Canaveral, Florida, in the debut manned flight of the Crew Dragon capsule to the International Space Station and back. Two fellow astronauts, Mike Hopkins, 50, and Victor Glover, 43, are designated for launch ...

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