SpaceX's first NASA Commercial Crew launch: Everything you need to know about Demo-1

SpaceX is set to launch its astronaut capsule to space for the first time in the early hours of Saturday morning.

div > div.group > p:first-child"> Called Demo-1, the mission is a key test flight to prove to NASA that the agency's astronauts will be safe on future flights. There are no crew aboard SpaceX's Crew Dragon capsule for this launch, which will use a Falcon 9 rocket.

SpaceX Demo-1 is scheduled to launch at 2:48 a.m. ET on Saturday from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. After traveling in orbit for just over 24 hours, the capsule is scheduled to autonomously dock directly with the ISS on Sunday morning. Crew Dragon is scheduled to remain attached until March 8, when it will undock from the ISS and return to Earth. Crew Dragon will use four parachutes to splash down in the Atlantic Ocean.

There are a few key differences between Cargo Dragon and Crew Dragon. Notably, Crew Dragon is both taller and heavier than the cargo version. NASA said Crew Dragon will eventually be able to send as many as four astronauts at a time to the ISS. Additionally, Crew Dragon has eight"SuperDraco" engines that Cargo Dragon does not. Those will be used in the event of an emergency while the astronauts are on board.

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