ABC News and National Geographic are teaming up to present a two-hour, global live streaming and TV event covering NASA and SpaceX\u2019s mission to the International Space Station on May 27.<\/p>\n
Launch America: Mission to Space Live<\/em> kicks off at 3 p.m. on ABC News Live and National Geographic. Live coverage continues on Thursday, May 28, when the spacecraft is expected to dock with the ISS.<\/p>\n The mission will send astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley to space aboard the Crew Dragon capsule, a first for a spacecraft designed by Elon Musk\u2019s company, SpaceX. If successful, it will be a historic achievement for SpaceX, as it would become the first privately owned company to take humans to the ISS and meet NASA\u2019s certification requirements.<\/p>\n Launch America: Mission to Space Live<\/em> will feature exclusive interviews, including former NASA astronaut Cady Coleman, who completed two Space Shuttle missions and a six-month trip aboard the ISS; astronaut Christina Koch, who made four spacewalks and holds the record as the female astronaut with the longest single trip in space; ABC News Contributor Steven Ganyard; and additional scientists and NASA officials. The live event will also offer a comprehensive look at what\u2019s on the horizon in human exploration; SpaceX and Elon Musk\u2019s roles in the launch; personal stories of what life is like on the ISS; and profiles of Behnken and Hurley, as well as their wives, both also NASA astronauts.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s very exciting to see Americans launching into space again,\u201d said Marc Burstein, senior executive producer of special events at ABC News. \u201cIt\u2019s an uplifting story about the American spirit and resolve, heroism, innovation and determination.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cNational Geographic has such a rich tradition of supporting and celebrating exploration that pushes the boundaries of human achievement, so we couldn\u2019t be more excited to partner with ABC News to provide exclusive access to the country\u2019s top experts while delivering the most up-to-the-minute, breaking coverage of this milestone event,\u201d added Geoff Daniels, executive VP of global unscripted entertainment at National Geographic. \u201cThis is the perfect moment to remind viewers everywhere about the power of the human spirit and how science is leading the way forward.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" ABC News and National Geographic are teaming up to present a two-hour, global live streaming and TV event covering NASA and SpaceX\u2019s mission to the International Space Station on May 27.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":350,"featured_media":14593,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pmpro_default_level":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[69],"tags":[1061,1009],"class_list":["post-14592","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","","category-top-stories","tag-abc-news","tag-national-geographic","pmpro-has-access"],"yoast_head":"\n