The first American spacecraft capable of carrying astronauts since the retirement of the space shuttles launched early March 2. A successful mission could put NASA and the United States on the cusp of a renewed era of human spaceflight.
New York Times: SpaceX and NASA launch is first step to renewed human spaceflight
SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with the company's Crew Dragon spacecraft onboard takes off during the Demo-1 mission, at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida on March 2, 2019.
