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WATCH: Astronauts suit up for dress rehearsal ahead of SpaceX test flight next month

CAPE CANVERAL, Fla. — Practice makes perfect. Two NASA astronauts suited up as part of their rehearsal for their upcoming SpaceX test flight to the International Space Station.

NASA is teaming up with SpaceX to launch a Crew Dragon spacecraft aboard a Falcon 9 rocket on May 27, 2020 at 4:32 p.m. ET.

Astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley will be aboard Falcon 9 rocket for the first test flight of Crew Dragon 2 NASA scheduled to launch from Cape Canaveral.

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This mission marks the return of humans to space from American soil. The last time humans launched from American soil was on July 8, 2011 on the final Space Shuttle Mission.

See video of the dress rehearsal below:


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