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NASA gives go-ahead for first crewed SpaceX flight on May 27

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NASA says it has given the green light to next week's launch of two astronauts aboard a SpaceX vessel -- the first crewed space flight to leave from US soil in nine years. "It it was a very, very clean review," says NASA associate administrator. "There's just the planned for work to get done, there's quite a bit of it, but we are ready to launch on Wednesday May 27th at 4.33pm." SOUNDBITE

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