SpaceX has transformed space travel with its revolutionary reusable rocket technology. And the Elon Musk-owned company will further burnish its reputation tomorrow, Saturday, March 2, when a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch for a NASA test mission to the ISS. The Falcon 9 will carry the cutting-edge SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule — Elon Musk’s first-ever capsule capable of carrying astronauts into space. Related articles CRISPR genetically-modified girls ‘given ENHANCED brains’ Antarctica iceberg warning: ‘THOUSANDS of earthquakes' ROCK Antarctica However, tomorrow’s Crew Dragon capsule launch will not be carrying any astronauts on its debut flight. We want to make sure that everything is perfect for the safety of the astronauts SpaceX's Hans Koenigsmann The Crew Dragon capsule will instead ferry a spacesuit-clad dummy - similar to the one launched into space last year aboard a Elon Musk’s old Tesla Roadster. The Crew Dragon capsule will head to the ISS carrying 450 pounds of cargo in addition to the dummy, which will be wearing the same SpaceX spacesuits that astronauts will don on future flights. The SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule will dock with the station March 3 and then spend a week in orbit before returning to Earth on March 8, splashing down in the Atlantic Ocean. READ MORE: Scientists probe supermassive BLACK HOLE to disprove Einstein theory SpaceX launch: You can watch a Crew Dragon capsule fly to the International Space Station (Image: SpaceX) SpaceX launch: Elon Musk will test his Crew Dragon module on March 2 (Image: SpaceX) Launch of the gumdrop-shaped capsule and the Falcon 9 rocket carrying it is scheduled for 2:49 a.m. ET from Florida’s iconic Cape Canaveral. You can live stream all the action on NASA TV - coverage starts at 7am GMT (2.00am ET / 11.00pm PT). Tomorrow’s mission, dubbed Demonstration-1 or DM-1, will demonstrate the Crew Dragon’s ability to carry a human crew to US space agency NASA. The Crew Dragon forms a key part of NASA’s Commercial Crew Program, incorporating next-generation SpaceX and Boeing spacecraft to ferry US astronauts to and from the ISS. READ MORE: Mars Deep Drill: NASA plan to dig 10km hole in ALIEN LIFE search Related articles China and USA at WAR: How Chang’e 4 is major challenge with NASA NASA in alien life BREAKTHROUGH after DNA discovery NASA awarded SpaceX and Boeing a combined $6.8 billion contract to build a pair of new spacecraft in 2014. Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner capsule is expected to undergo its first un-crewed test flight in April. But SpaceX has won the race to be the first to test its craft in space. And if this weekend’s test succeeds, the Crew Dragon will have real passengers inside the next time it blasts into orbit. READ MORE: NASA reveals EXTRAORDINARY new images of Ultima Thule asteroid SpaceX: The Crew Dragon has a distinctive gumdrop shape (Image: SpaceX) SpaceX: The Crew Dragon can carry seven passengers (Image: SpaceX) If the upcoming mission is successful, SpaceX will send the capsule on one more un-crewed flight before NASA schedules its first flight with two astronauts aboard. Astronauts Doug Hurley and Bob Behnken will be the first human pilots to board the Crew Dragon module, likely in July 2019. And their colleagues Victor Glover and Mike Hopkins will take over the subsequent Crew Dragon launch. READ MORE: Oumuamua interstellar object ‘COULD be alien ship’All rights reserved for this news site express.co.uk and under his responsibility