NASA still tracking towards mid-to-late May SpaceX crew launch despite parachute mishap
https://techcrunch.com/2020/03/27/nasa-still-tracking-towards-mid-to-late-may-spacex-crew-launch-despite-parachute-mishap/
NASA provided an official update about the status of its Commercial Crew program, the project it’s working on with partners SpaceX and Boeing to return astronaut launch capabilities to American soil via private launch partners. This week, SpaceX encountered an issue while testing the parachute system that will be used on its Crew Dragon spacecraft, but a new update from NASA indicates the the previously stated mid-to-late May window for its first ever launch with astronauts on board is still on the calendar.
The incident occurred on March 24, and SpaceX provided a statement detailing what happened at the time. Here’s their full statement: