SpaceX Will Launch Its 1st Crew Dragon for NASA Soon! How to Watch It All Live.

By Tariq Malik 20 minutes ago Spaceflight

Liftoff is set for Saturday, March 2!

Next week, SpaceX is poised to make history with the first-ever test flight of a private spaceship built to carry astronauts into orbit. That Crew Dragon Demo-1 mission won't carry astronauts, but it will be the first launch of a spacecraft built for humans from U.S. soil since 2011 and you can watch it all live.

SpaceX will launch the Crew Dragon Demo-1 mission at 2:48 a.m. EST (0748 GMT) on Saturday, March 2. Since Crew Dragon is designed to ferry NASA astronauts to and from the International Space Station, you can expect a live webcast of the launch from the space agency.

Space.com will carry NASA's Crew Dragon webcasts here over the next week. You'll also be able to watch NASA's webcasts on NASA TV, and SpaceX will likely provide its own webcast here. Scroll down to see when to tune in for the first Crew Dragon launch.

Countdown to launch

The action begins Friday (Feb. 22), when NASA will hold a press conference no earlier than 6 p.m. EST (2300 GMT) to discuss a post-flight readiness review briefing of NASA and SpaceX mission managers. That meeting, known as an FRR in NASA-speak, typically includes final discussions and reviews to make sure a mission is ready for flight. The "no-earlier" time in NASA's guide suggests the briefing could slip later in the day.

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