SpaceX Crew Dragon prepares for maiden flight

A Crew Dragon spacecraft attached to a Falcon 9 rocket at the Kennedy Space Center on February 28, 2019. The spacecraft is being prepared for its first mission, called Demo-1, which aims to demonstrate that it is capable of safely carrying astronauts into space in future flights. Due to launch at 2:49 a.m. local time March 2, it will be the first launch of a commercially-built and operated spacecraft designed to carry humans into orbit as part of NASA's Commercial Crew Program. [Photo: AFP]