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NASA security helicopter flies past launch complex 39A and the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with Crew Dragon vehicle on launch day at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida on May 26, 2020.The launch is historic in part because it ends a nearly 10-yearlong U.S. dependency on Russia for seats to space. It also marks the first time Elon Musk's private space firm, SpaceX, is launching astronauts.
"I’m very excited that two close friends will be arriving and joining the crew," Cassidy said."I can’t tell you how exciting it is to know that we’re once again launching Americans from the coast of Florida." All systems appeared to be working and the astronauts could communicate clearly with the teams on the ground.2:00 p.m.: Astronauts get strapped into the capsule
NASA astronauts Douglas Hurley, left, and Robert Behnken wave as they walk out of the Neil A. Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building on their way to Pad 39-A, at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla., May 27, 2020.Vice President Mike Pence, donned in a mask, also greeted the astronauts and their families as they headed into the Crew Dragon.
“The suit is really one part of the bigger Dragon system, it’s really part of the vehicle,” Chris Trigg, SpaceX’s space suits and crew equipment manager said. “The suit and the seat are working together.”12:45 p.m.: Weather forecast for launch includes chance of showers, possible thunderstorms
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