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NASA and SpaceX are targeting Aug. 30 for their first "operational" crewed launch, which will have .The August flight will be considered the first operational crewed flight because this week's launch, scheduled for Wednesday at 3:33 p.m. CT from Kennedy Space Center, is a flight test. NASA and SpaceX are launching astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley as the final major test before SpaceX's human spaceflight system can receive NASA certification to begin more routine trips to the International Space Station.TIMELINE:NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine discussed the Aug. 30 target date during a news conference on Tuesday. He said if this mission is ready for the Aug. 30 launch, that will contribute to determining how long Behnken and Hurley spend on the space station. Right now, they could spend roughly one month to four months in microgravity.On the first operational crewed flight, Walker is set to join NASA astronauts Michael Hopkins and Victor Glover Jr., as well as Soichi Noguchi of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, for a six-month expedition on the International Space Station.

NASA and SpaceX are targeting Aug. 30 for their first "operational" crewed launch, which will have .The August flight will be considered the first operational crewed flight because this week's launch, scheduled for Wednesday at 3:33 p.m. CT from Kennedy Space Center, is a flight test. NASA and SpaceX are launching astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley as the final major test before SpaceX's human spaceflight system can receive NASA certification to begin more routine trips to the International Space Station.TIMELINE:NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine discussed the Aug. 30 target date...

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