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NASA, SpaceX To Send Astronauts To ISS On May 27th

In a major win for Hawthorne, California-based SpaceX, NASA announced on Friday morning that it plans to send astronauts to the International Space Station (ISS) on May 27th. According to NASA administrator Jim Bridenstine, the launch--which will be the first from American soil since the Space Shuttle was retired--will happen in a SpaceX Crew Dragon, sitting atop a Falcon 9 rocket. The spaceflight will include two astronauts, Col. Doug Hurley and Bob Behnken.