NASA says SpaceX is just a 'load' of paperwork away from launching its first astronauts. The target launch date is May 7.

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• SpaceX is just a 'load' of paperwork away from launching its first astronauts into space, NASA administrators say.
• NASA's target date to launch astronauts in the company's Crew Dragon spaceship is May 7, though that is likely to change.
• The two NASA astronauts training with SpaceX will likely become the first people ever to fly a commercial spacecraft.
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SpaceX has almost nothing but paperwork ahead of its first astronaut launch, NASA says. The target launch date: May 7.

The company's spaceship, called Crew Dragon, was developed as part of NASA's Commercial Crew Program, which asked private companies to design and build new astronaut-ready spacecraft. Boeing and SpaceX came out on top in the competition, and the two companies are now racing to launch their first astronauts into space.See the rest of the story at Business Insider

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