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DM-1 passed it's Flight Readiness Review and Launch Readiness Review on February 22, 2019 and February 27, 2019 respectively.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.teslarati.com/spacex-crew-dragon-falcon-9-rollout/|title=SpaceX's Crew Dragon and Falcon 9 head to Pad 39A for historic launch debut|last=Ralph|first=Eric|date=2019-02-28|website=TESLARATI.com|language=en-US|access-date=2019-02-28}}</ref>
 
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 and went vertical a few hours later. 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 an [[Crash test dummy|Anthropomorphic Test Device]] (ATD). The dummy, who will wear SpaceX's [[Space suit#SpaceX suit|custom flight suit]], is named Ripley after the[[Sigourney mainWeaver|Sigourney Weaver's]] character ofin the [[Alien (franchise)|''Alien'' movies franchise]]. The capsule will be weighted similarly to missions with astronauts onboard.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theverge.com/2019/2/22/18236771/nasa-spacex-dragon-commercial-crew-dm-1-test-flight|title=NASA gives SpaceX the okay to launch new passenger spacecraft on uncrewed test flight|last=Grush|first=Loren|date=2019-02-22|website=The Verge|access-date=2019-02-23}}</ref> <ref>{{cite web |last1=Boyle |first1=Alan |title=NASA, SpaceX and a test dummy are ready for Dragon 2’s first trip to space station |url=https://www.geekwire.com/2019/nasa-spacex-test-dummy-set-dragon-2s-first-trip-space-station/ |website=GeekWire |publisher=GeekWire, LLC |accessdate=28 February 2019}}</ref> <ref>{{cite web |last1=Bartels |first1=Meghan |title=Meet Ripley, SpaceX's Dummy Astronaut Riding on Crew Dragon Test Flight |url=https://www.space.com/spacex-crew-dragon-dummy-called-ripley.html |website=[[Space.com]] |accessdate=1 March 2019}}</ref>
 
== Gallery ==