This event marks a major milestone in space exploration as SpaceX launches its first Crew Dragon spacecraft, the first commercially-built and operated American spacecraft and rocket system designed to transport humans to and from the International Space Station. On May 30th, 2020, SpaceX will launch its Crew Dragon spacecraft from the
Dragon 2 is a class of partially reusable spacecraft developed, manufactured, and operated by the American space company SpaceX for flights to the International Space Station (ISS) and private spaceflight missions. The spacecraft, which consists of a reusable space capsule and an expendable trunk module, has two variants: the 4-person Crew Dragon and Cargo Dragon, a replacement for the Dragon 1 cargo capsule. The spacecraft launches atop a Falcon 9 Block 5 rocket, and the capsule returns to Earth through splashdown.