SpaceX & # 039; s 1st Dragon Spaceship for Astronauts Won & # 039; t Fly Until 2019

SpaceX & # 039; s 1st Dragon Spaceship for Astronauts Won & # 039; t Fly Until 2019

SpaceX & # 039; s 1st Dragon Spaceship for Astronauts Won & # 039; t Fly Until 2019





SpaceX's 1st Dragon Spaceship for Astronauts Will not Fly Until 2019






                    


Artistic representation of the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft, which is approaching the International Space Station.

                    Credit: NASA




		The first unmanned test flight from SpaceX. Dragon capsule for astronauts. NASA announced today (October 4) that it has slipped to no more than January 2019 due to the docking schedule of the International Space Station.

		The company and the space agency still plan to have all the systems ready for launch in December, an expected date that NASA and SpaceX announced previously in August. The announcement comes a day after Hans Koenigsmann, vice president of construction and flight reliability at SpaceX, expressed concern that paperwork problems could boost the test flight into next year. according to SpaceNews.

		"The hardware could be ready, but we'll still have to do some paperwork on the certification side." SpaceNews quoted Koenigsmann saying Wednesday (October 3) in a speech at the 69th International Congress of Astronautics in Bremen, Germany. "It's going to be a closed call if we fly this year or not."

		NASA update, what can you read hereIt also included the promise of more regular announcements of changes to the trial launch schedule as those dates approach. SpaceX competitor Boeing is currently working on an unmanned test flight in March 2019, according to the current plan.

		Each of these two first-trimester test flights will see an empty capsule launch, be coupled to the space station, then be separated and returned to Earth as proof that the systems are ready for human crews.

		The unmanned test flights are prepared for crew test flights. According to the update, the manned SpaceX test is currently scheduled for June 2019 and that of Boeing for August 2019. NASA announced to the crew that they would be on board.  each flight on August 3 of this year, with two astronauts scheduled for the SpaceX demonstration mission and three for the Boeing equivalent.

		According to the NASA statement, the agency plans to update the program monthly as the launches approach. "As we approach the launch of human spacecraft from the US, we can be more precise in our programs," Phil McAlister, director of commercial space flight development at NASA, said in the statement. "This allows our technical teams to work efficiently to achieve the most up-to-date schedules, while allowing us to provide periodic public updates on the progress of our business partners."



	Email Meghan Bartels in mbartels@space.com or follow it @meghanbartels. Follow us @Spacedotcom, Facebook Y Google+. Original article about Space.com. 



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