SpaceX Crew Dragon Completes First Unmanned Flight Test

SpaceX's Crew Dragon capsule completed its historic unmanned flight test on Friday with a splashdown in the Atlantic Ocean right on time at 8.45 a.m. EST. Called Demo-1, it was the first flight test of a space system designed for humans and built and operated by a US commercial company through a public-private partnership."

Today's successful splashdown of the @SpaceX Demo-1 #CrewDragon capsule after its mission to @Space_Station marked another milestone in a new era of human spaceflight", NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine said in a tweet.

The capsule undocked from the International Space Station (ISS) on Friday 2.32 am ET. The unmanned Demo-1 flight test demonstrated SpaceX's ability to safely launch crew to the ISS and return home. The flight data will be used to further prepare for Demo-2, the manned flight mission that will carry 2 NASA astronauts to the ISS in July.