The astronauts who will fly on the first Boeing and SpaceX commercial crew missions to the International Space Station were introduced by NASA to the public earlier this month (see posting here). On Monday, SpaceX held a press event at the company’s HQ in Hawthorne, California where the astronauts who will fly on the Crew Dragon were presented and the Dragon and other hardware items were shown off as well. Here are some videos about the event:
Here aer a couple of reports on the event
- SpaceX reveals the controls of its Dragon spacecraft for the first time | Ars Technica
- SpaceX HQ behind the scenes: Crew Dragon capsule, NASA astronauts – CNBC – Lots of photos
The Everyday Astronaut Tim Dodd attended the event as well: A rare look inside SpaceX Headquarters and Crew Dragon. – Everyday Astronaut.
He examined the SpaceX flight suit up close: Up close and personal with SpaceX’s space suit – Everyday Astronaut
Dodd recently got to try on the flight suit that Boeing astronauts will wear during their missions to the ISS:
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