SpaceX Is Sending Its First Crew-Ready Capsule to the ISS

Published: March 4, 2019, 4:33 p.m.

On Saturday, SpaceX is taking its most ambitious step yet toward launching people into space. It\u2019s not sending anyone with a pulse just yet, but this upcoming launch is still a high-consequence event. In the wee hours of the morning on March 2, SpaceX\u2019s shiny new astronaut taxi\u2014dubbed Crew Dragon\u2014will take to the skies, bound for the International Space Station.