SpaceX set to launch test flight of crew capsule to space station

HAWTHORNE — Hawthorne-based SpaceX will look to achieve another milestone late Friday night when it attempts to launch the first test flight of its sleek capsule designed to carry astronauts to the International Space Station.
The Crew Dragon, a stepped-up version of SpaceX’s Dragon spacecraft that is used to carry cargo to the Space Station, is scheduled for to launch at 11:49 p.m. California time Friday from Cape Canaveral in Florida, propelled by a Falcon 9 rocket. The Crew Dragon