U.S. President Trump may appear next week on the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft manned test flight to watch the American manned spacecraft take off from the United States. He also said he wanted to “send the reporter to the rocket” “.
On May 21st local time, Trump told reporters at the White House that he might fly to the Kennedy Space Center in Florida to watch the historic manned flight of the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft A moment.
“I’m thinking about going. The rocket will be launched next week. I hope you will join me.” Trump left the White House to visit Ford in Michigan A factory that is producing ventilator also told reporters, “I want to put you all on the rocket and get rid of you temporarily.”
According to the Fox Business Channel report on May 20, US Vice President Pence also said that he plans to attend next week SpaceX launch at the Kennedy Space Center. “I know how important the aerospace industry is in the history of Florida.” Pence said, “President Trump and I both know that the history of aerospace will be written even greater.”
According to the plan, NASA astronauts Robert Behnken and Douglas Hurley will take the SpaceX manned dragon spacecraft on May 27th at 16:33 EST, along with Falcon 9 from Canavera, Florida Kennedy Space Center at Gore Point lifted off to the International Space Station.
Since the retirement of the US Space Shuttle in 2011, all US tools for transporting astronauts to and from the space station have “relied on” Russian ships. This mission is the first time an American astronaut has taken an American spacecraft into orbit from the United States since 2011. It is also the last test before the SpaceX manned Dragon spacecraft enters regular service.
< / div> As SpaceX ’s last test flight, this mission will verify its manned transportation system, including the launch pad, rocket, spacecraft, and operational capabilities. Once the spacecraft enters orbit, the astronauts and SpaceX ’s mission control center will verify the spacecraft ’s performance Whether it meets expectations. In about 24 hours, the Dragon spacecraft will arrive at the specified location to meet and dock with the space station.
After successful docking, the two astronauts will enter the International Space Station, In addition to scientific research missions, NASA astronauts will also complete the first on-orbit test spacecraft system. The duration of this mission is to be determined. After the mission, the Dragon spacecraft will carry two astronauts to leave the International Space Station and return to Earth automatically.
At present, the spacecraft in charge has arrived at the Kennedy Space Center. On May 21 local time, SpaceX Falcon 9 and the Manned Dragon spacecraft were adjusted to a vertical state on the 39A launch pad of the Kennedy Space Center, and continued to prepare for the first manned flight. Before the launch, the two astronauts will take the Tesla Model X to the launch pad.