Private SpaceX Crew Dragon astronauts could fly by late 2021, Space Florida says

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Click Orlando by James Sparvero 2/19/2020

Private SpaceX Crew Dragon astronauts could fly by late 2021, Space Florida says

Partnership with Space Adventures could fly tourists 3 times higher than Space Station

This spring or summer, NASA’s Commercial Crew astronauts are expected to fill two seats on SpaceX’s Crew Dragon. Announced this week, up to four seats could be taken by private astronauts flying at the highest altitude ever by tourists.

SpaceX said it would be up to a five-day flight, two or three times higher than the International Space Station that President Gwynne Shotwell said will, “forge a path to making spaceflight possible for all people who dream of it.”

Tuesday, SpaceX announced a partnership with Space Adventures to make the private spaceflights happen.

The private space exploration company says that while fewer than 600 people have gone to space, just seven have been private astronauts.

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