958K views · 10K reactions | The SpaceX Crew Dragon has fired its engines and begun its approach to the station. https://www.nasa.gov/live | International Space Station | Facebook

The SpaceX #CrewDragon spacecraft is designed to carry up to four humans to the International Space Station. Tonight's uncrewed test flight will demonstrate its ability to safely transport astronauts to space and return them home. Take a look inside the spacecraft: go.nasa.gov/2IUHZ6a | NASA Ames Research Center

For the first time in history, a commercially-built and operated American crew spacecraft and rocket has launched from American soil is on its way to the International Space Station. SpaceX's #CrewDragon lifted off at 2:49 a.m. EST Saturday on the company’s Falcon 9 rocket from Launch Complex 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Get the latest: https://go.nasa.gov/2ToYYkN | NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration