02-03-2019 04:50 via 10tv.com

America's newest crew capsule rockets toward space station

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — America's newest capsule for astronauts rocketed Saturday toward the International Space Station on a high-stakes test flight by SpaceX.The only passenger was a life-size test dummy, named Ripley after the lead character in the "Alien" movies. SpaceX needs to nail the debut of its crew Dragon capsule before putting people on board later this year.This latest, flashiest Dragon is on a fast track to reach the space station Sunday morning, just 27 hours after liftoff.It
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