NASA is almost ready to let SpaceX fuel rockets while astronauts are strapped in
by Samantha Masunaga, Los Angeles Times
Aug 20, 2018
2 minutes
NASA is tentatively agreeing to let SpaceX fuel its rocket while astronauts are already strapped into a capsule on top waiting to be flown to the International Space Station, though the agency said it needs to see more demonstrations before it gives final approval.
SpaceX used a similar process with a rocket that exploded in 2016, destroying the satellite it was carrying, but NASA said
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