# @nasaartemis on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/CAqCuoUAr7U
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/15342086-nasaartemis-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2020-05-26T15:57:25.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** NASA Artemis (@nasaartemis) — https://gondola.cc/nasaartemis

## Caption

NASA and SpaceX launch managers on Monday gave a "go" for the Demo-2 mission, scheduled to launch tomorrow (Wednesday, May 27) at 4:33 p.m. EDT.
This will be the first launch of astronauts on an American rocket from American soil since the last space shuttle mission in 2011. Demo-2 will be SpaceX’s final test flight to validate its crew transportation system, including the Crew Dragon, Falcon 9, launch pad and operations capabilities. During the mission, the crew and SpaceX mission controllers will verify the performance of the spacecraft’s environmental control system, displays and control system, maneuvering thrusters, autonomous docking capability, and more. Members of the public are invited to participate in the #LaunchAmerica mission – click the link in our bio to apply for virtual NASA social. 🚀

Credit: NASA/ Bill Ingalls 
#nasa #astronauts #exploration #dm2 #crewdragon nasakennedy

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dm2, nasa, astronauts, launchamerica, exploration, crewdragon

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