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SpaceX Mission -- Countdown Clock

Click here or on the video to go direct with America's space program — watch NASA TV live streaming. SpaceX Is about to launch two astronauts into space in a historic first!

In the beginning, everyone was skeptical. But Elon Musk's SpaceX defied expectations - and on Wednesday hopes to make history by ferrying two NASA astronauts into space, the first crewed flight from US soil in nine long years.

Upcoming Live Events (All Times Eastern)

May 27, Wednesday
12 p.m. – Live Views of the SpaceX Falcon 9 Rocket on Launch Pad 39-A at the Kennedy Space Center for NASA's SpaceX Demo-2 launch to the International Space Station – Kennedy Space Center
12:15 p.m. – Coverage of NASA's SpaceX Demo-2 launch to the International Space Station (Launch scheduled at 4:33 p.m. EDT) – Kennedy Space Center/Hawthorne, California/Johnson Space Center
6 p.m. – NASA/SpaceX Demo-2 post-launch news conference

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Editor's note:  The live views of the launch pad at 12 p.m. EDT begin continuous coverage on all channels through the Crew Dragon docking to the International Space Station on Thursday, May 28, and subsequent hatch opening and welcoming ceremony.

May 28, Thursday
11:29 a.m. – Docking of the SpaceX Crew Dragon, with NASA Astronauts Doug Hurley and Bob Behnken, to the International Space Station – Hawthorne, California/Johnson Space Center
1:55 p.m. – Opening of the hatch to the SpaceX Crew Dragon and entrance of the DM-2 NASA astronauts into the International Space Station - Hawthorne, California/Johnson Space Center
2:25 p.m. – Welcoming Ceremony for the  SpaceX DM-2 NASA astronauts - Hawthorne, California/Johnson Space Center
4 p.m. -  SpaceX/Dragon DM-2 Post-Docking Briefing – Johnson Space Center

May 29, Friday
11:05 a.m. - International Space Station Expedition 63 crew news conference with Commander Chris Cassidy of NASA and astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley of NASA