Cookie Consent by Free Privacy Policy website NASA Invites Media to SpaceX Demo-1 Launch
november 26, 2018 - NASA

NASA Invites Media to SpaceX Demo-1 Launch

Media accreditation is open for SpaceX's Demo-1 uncrewed flight test to the International Space Stationas part of NASA's Commercial Crew Program. The launch of SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket and Crew Dragon spacecraft is targeted for Jan. 7, 2019, from historic Launch Complex 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. 

This will be the first uncrewed test flight of the Commercial Crew Program and will provide data on the performance of the Falcon 9 rocket, Crew Dragon spacecraft, and ground systems, as well as on-orbit, docking and landing operations. The flight test also will provide valuable data toward #NASA certifying SpaceX's crew transportation system for carrying astronauts to and from the space station.
Media prelaunch and launch activities will take place at Kennedy. 

Media accreditation deadlines are as follows:

  • International media without U.S. citizenship must apply by 4 p.m. EST Friday, Dec. 7, for access to Kennedy media activities.
  • U.S. media must apply by 4 p.m. Friday, Dec. 21.

Related news

april 18, 2024
april 04, 2024
march 27, 2024

Astronomers recently used a trove of archived images taken by the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope to visually snag a largely unsee...

NASA has selected Intuitive Machines, Lunar Outpost, and Venturi Astrolab to advance capabilities for a lunar terrain vehicle (LTV...

NASA has chosen the first science instruments designed for astronauts to deploy on the surface of the Moon during Artemis III. Onc...

You might be interested in

march 26, 2024
march 11, 2024
february 28, 2024

Millions of people across North America will experience a rare celestial sight on Monday, April 8: a total solar eclipse. NASA wil...

Two new images from the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope’s NIRCam (Near-Infrared Camera) and MIRI (Mid-Infrared Instrument)...

NASA has issued new grants to five universities to help develop education plans for the community overflight phase of the agency’s...