Russia – Lifeboat News: The Blog https://lifeboat.com/blog Safeguarding Humanity Sat, 04 Apr 2020 15:01:23 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 Crew Dragon Demo-2 will be a Really Long Test Drive. https://lifeboat.com/blog/2020/04/crew-dragon-demo-2-will-be-a-really-long-test-drive Sat, 04 Apr 2020 15:01:23 +0000 https://lifeboat.com/blog/?p=104745

“Depending on when we launch they’re going to be up there for probably two to three months.”

NASA Administrator Bridenstine
SpaceX and NASA
Elon Musk speaks with NASA administrator Jim Bridenstine, along with astronauts Victor Glover, Doug Hurley, Bob Behnken and Mike Hopkins, in front of the company’s Crew Dragon capsule. Credit NASA

The next launch to the Space Station is planned for April 9th and is only a few days away.  Preparations for the launch have been complicated with illness and coronavirus complications.  AS OF NOW, the launch is still on track to rocket American astronaut Chris Cassidy and his two Russian cosmonauts Anatoly Ivanishin and Ivan Vagner.  Originally, Ivanishin and Vagner were backup for expedition 63. Due to a temporary health condition, Ivanishin and Ivan Vagner were moved forward onto the prime crew. Because of delays in the US Commercial Crew Program, the crew on the ISS may be lower that normal.

Boeing and SpaceX delays put ISS operations at Risk

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