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At last, US dream of resuming human space launches are within reach

6 March 2019

For nearly a decade the US has relied on Russia to get its astronauts into space. With the test of SpaceX's crew capsule, it looks set to bring launches home again soon
SpaceX ready to take humans to the ISS after a successful dummy run

SpaceX ready to take humans to the ISS after a successful dummy run

4 March 2019

The Crew Dragon capsule docked with the International Space Station on Sunday with a dummy on board, paving the way for human passengers to make the trip in July

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