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Crew Dragon flies astronauts in summer 2019 (missed)

Elon Musk promised Crew Dragon flies astronauts in summer 2019 by Sep 30, 2019. The deadline passed and it didn't happen.

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“unless something goes wrong, I would think that we'll be flying hopefully this year. Yeah, I mean, this summer, hopefully.”
— Elon Musk · Mar 2, 2019 · Crew Dragon Demo-1 Post-Launch Press Conference (March 2, 2019), video, ~00:18:15 00:18:15 ↗
Video: Crew Dragon Demo-1 Post-Launch Press Conference (March 2, 2019), video, ~00:18:15
▶ WATCH HIM SAY IT @ 00:18:15 — CREW DRAGON DEMO-1 POST-LAUNCH PRESS CONFERENCE (MARCH 2, 2019), VIDEO, ~00:18:15
What actually happened

Crew Dragon first flew astronauts on Demo-2, May 30, 2020. A capsule explosion in April 2019 delayed the program. Wikipedia: Crew Dragon Demo-2 (May 30, 2020) ↗

The Progression

Mar 2, 2019
The promise: “unless something goes wrong, I would think that we'll be flying hopefully this year. Yeah, I mean, this summer, hopefully.” · Crew Dragon Demo-1 Post-Launch Press Conference (March 2, 2019), video, ~00:18:15 00:18:15 ↗
Sep 30, 2019
Deadline passed. Crew Dragon first flew astronauts on Demo-2, May 30, 2020. A capsule explosion in April 2019 delayed the program. Wikipedia: Crew Dragon Demo-2 (May 30, 2020) ↗
Today · Oct 12, 2026
Status: Missed · 2,569 days past due. Never happened.

After the uncrewed Demo-1 launch in March 2019, Elon Musk said Crew Dragon would hopefully fly astronauts that summer. The first crewed flight was in May 2020.

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