The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and Crew Dragon stand at Launch Complex 39A on May 27, 2020, during the first launch attempt for NASA’s SpaceX Demo-2 mission. Image credit: NASA TV

Today is a big day for the USA– after almost a decade, the return to flight of the USA manned space program.

I salute the Astronauts, and I salute SpaceX and NASA, for returning to flight. Godspeed.

In honor of today’s launch, I am reposting this blog of mine from 2011 last Shuttle launch: weblog.cenriqueortiz.com/space/2011/07/…

Godspeed.