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5 things to know about SpaceX’s flight plans

By The Associated Press
Published May 30, 2014 12:37pm ET
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5 things to know about SpaceX’s flight plans
Garrett Reisman, program lead for crew vehicles of the SpaceX, stands inside the SpaceX Dragon V2 at the headquarters on Thursday, May 29, 2014, in Hawthorne, Calif. SpaceX, which has flown unmanned cargo capsules to the International Space Station, unveiled the new spacecraft Thursday designed to ferry astronauts to low-Earth orbit. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong) | Jae C. Hong

SpaceX has made supply runs to the International Space Station under a NASA contract. Now it’s eyeing carrying astronauts to low-Earth orbit. NASA is depending on private companies to fill the void left by the retirement of its space shuttle fleet.

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