Nasa to launch first crewed mission from US in decade
The mission will take place on 27 May using a rocket and spacecraft made by private firm SpaceX.
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Nasa has announced that next month it will launch its first crewed mission from US soil in almost 10 years.
The rocket and the spacecraft it is carrying are due to take off from Florida’s Kennedy Space Centre on 27 May, taking two astronauts to the International Space Station (ISS). Both the rocket and spacecraft were developed by private company SpaceX.
Nasa has been using Russian rockets for crewed flights since its space shuttle was retired in 2011.