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SpaceX, NASA set to launch Crew Dragon flight today: All you need to know

If the flight goes smoothly, NASA plans to put two astronauts on board SpaceX's Crew Dragon capsule by the end of the year

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A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket is readied for launch in Florida last month. Development of the Falcon 9 cost just $390 million, compared to the $1.7 billion to $4 billion that Nasa would've spent on the same project. Photo: Reuters

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Last Updated : Mar 02 2019 | 11:50 AM IST

Eight years after the last manned US space flight, NASA and SpaceX are preparing to test a new space capsule for astronauts on Saturday -- although for now the only occupant will be a dummy named Ripley.

The new capsule will blast off on board a rocket built by SpaceX -- the space company of billionaire Elon Musk -- at 0249 (0749 GMT) on Saturday from the Kennedy Space Center at Cape Canaveral, Florida.

Its destination is the International Space Station, which it is scheduled to reach by Sunday, with a return to Earth next Friday.

If the flight goes