SpaceX on track to launch first NASA astronauts in May, president says









(Source: CNBC - Mar 11) SpaceX is closing in on its first human spaceflight, with President and COO Gwynne Shotwell telling reporters on Tuesday that the company is aiming to fly astronauts to space in about two months. “We’re gunning for May. We have work to do, NASA has work to do,” Shotwell said at the Satellite 2020 conference in Washington, D.C. Her comments mean SpaceX remains on schedule in its quest to be the first U.S. company to fly NASA astronauts in nearly a decade. More Please enable JavaScript to view the comments powered by Disqus. comments powered by Disqus