2018 Testing ramps up and nears completion for Boeing and SpaceX as they prepare their hardware, systems, flight crews and ground support teams for launch. NASA assigns nine astronauts to crew Boeing and SpaceX's test flights and first operational missions on Starliner and Crew Dragon. 2019 Flight Test Schedule: SpaceX Demo-1 (March 2-8, 2019) Boeing Boeing Pad Abort Test (November 4, 2019) Boeing Orbital Test Flight (December 20-22, 2019) 2020 Flight Test Schedule: SpaceX In-Flight Abort Test (January 19, 2020) SpaceX Demo-2: May 27, 2020 All other future launch dates are currently under review. At the successful conclusion of crewed test flights for both Boeing and SpaceX, NASA will certify each company’s systems, and operational missions will begin with the flight of Starliner-1 and Crew-1. National Investment NASA, Boeing and SpaceX, with the help of contractors throughout America, are on the cusp of something amazing. Men and women at locations across the country have dedicated countless hours to the Commercial Crew Program to achieve a common goal: restore our nation’s ability to launch humans to the International Space Station from U.S. soil. This government-private industry partnership has significant economic benefits, with more than 1,000 suppliers employing workers in all 50 states to support commercial crew spacecraft systems. Great minds are applying their most efficient and innovative approaches to launch astronauts back into low-Earth orbit on American-made spacecraft and rockets.