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|operator=[[NASA]], [[SpaceX]]
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|programme=[[Commercial Crew Development]]
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It will be launched on a [[SpaceX]] [[Falcon 9 Full Thrust Block 5|Falcon 9]] rocket contracted by [[NASA]]'s [[CCDev2|commercial crew program]]. Initial plans hoped to see CCDev2 flights as early as 2015.<ref>https://www.spaceflightinsider.com/organizations/space-exploration-technologies/falcon-9-with-crew-dragon-vertical-at-launch-complex-39a/</ref> DM1 was eventually slated for no earlier than December 2016, and then delayed several times throughout 2017.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://spacenews.com/first-spacex-commercial-crew-flight-test-could-slip-to-2019/|title=First SpaceX commercial crew test flight could slip to 2019|date=2018-10-03|website=SpaceNews.com|language=en-US|access-date=2018-12-08}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://spacenews.com/spacex-delays-commercial-crew-test-flights-to-latter-half-of-2018/|title=SpaceX delays commercial crew test flights to latter half of 2018|date=2018-01-11|website=SpaceNews.com|language=en-US|access-date=2018-12-08}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://spacenews.com/report-warns-of-additional-commercial-crew-delays/|title=Report warns of additional commercial crew delays|date=2016-09-06|website=SpaceNews.com|language=en-US|access-date=2018-12-08}}</ref> The first exact date was published by NASA in November 2018 to be January 17, 2019,<ref>https://www.nasa.gov/press-release/nasa-invites-media-to-spacex-demo-1-launch</ref> but this got pushed into February.<ref name=":0">{{cite web | url=https://blogs.nasa.gov/commercialcrew/2019/01/10/spacex-demo-1-launch-update/ | title=SpaceX Demo-1 Launch Update | work=NASA Commercial Crew Program Blog | date=January 10, 2019 | accessdate=11 January 2019 }}</ref> The static fire took place on January 24, 2019 and the launch date was set to February 23, 2019.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://spaceflightnow.com/2019/01/25/falcon-9-rocket-fires-engines-in-key-test-ahead-of-crew-dragon-demo-flight/|title=Falcon 9 rocket fires engines in key test ahead of Crew Dragon demo flight – Spaceflight Now|last=Clark|first=Stephen|language=en-US|access-date=2019-01-25}}</ref> By the end of January, the launch was delayed to NET March 2, 2019 according to a [[Federal Communications Commission|FCC]] filing by SpaceX for Dragon 2 capsule telemetry, tracking, and command.<ref name=":1" />
The Falcon 9 with DM-1 rolled out to the [[Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39|LC-39A]] on February 28 at around 15:00 UTC. Before the launch, DM-1 will be loaded with cargo and have final checkouts performed on it.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://spaceflightnow.com/2019/02/28/spacexs-crew-dragon-rolls-out-for-test-flight/|title=SpaceX’s Crew Dragon rolls out for test flight – Spaceflight Now|last=Clark|first=Stephen|language=en-US|access-date=2019-02-28}}</ref>
== Payload ==
Instead of carrying astronauts to the ISS, this flight will have a test dummy, formally known as
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