The Falcon 9 rocket sits with the Crew Dragon capsule and the new astronaut walkway on launch pad 39A. (Credit: SpaceX)
In just about a month, SpaceX’s first Crew Dragon spacecraft might launch for the first time on an uncrewed orbital test flight to the International Space Station, SpaceX CEO Elon Musk stated on Jan 5 on Twitter. Previously, SpaceX had suggested that the launch would take place Jan 17. After Musk said that the launch was about a month away, NASA confirmed in a statement today that an uncrewed test flight will take place no sooner than February. Still, no official new launch date has been announced. NASA said that these delays are due to the team needing additional time "to complete hardware testing and joint reviews." But, as SpaceNews suggested, it's possible that the U.S. government shutdown, which furloughed about 95 percent of NASA's civil servant workforce, could ...
