SpaceX Crew Dragon Demo-2 Pre-Launch Press Conference
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The pre-launch press conference for SpaceX's Demo-2 mission — the first crewed launch from American soil since the Space Shuttle's retirement in 2011. Musk was visibly emotional and called it 'a dream come true.' The mission flew NASA astronauts Doug Hurley and Bob Behnken to the ISS. Musk praised the NASA-SpaceX partnership and outlined the commercial crew program's implications for reducing US dependence on Russian Soyuz spacecraft.
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Memorable moments
Nearly in tears at the pre-launch press conference: 'I get emotional about it... America is back in the crewed launch business. This is something I dreamed about as a child.'
Describes the partnership with NASA as the 'ideal model' for public-private space exploration: government sets destination, private sector builds the rocket.
The launch scrubs due to weather, heightening anticipation for the May 30 launch — Musk's reaction to the scrub also widely covered.
