Foust, Jeff (4 de febrero de 2016). «SpaceX seeks to accelerate Falcon 9 production and launch rates this year». Consultado el 21 de marzo de 2016. «Shotwell said the company is planning an in-flight abort test of the Crew Dragon spacecraft before the end of this year, where the vehicle uses its thrusters to separate from a Falcon 9 rocket during ascent. That will be followed in 2017 by two demonstration flights to the International Space Station, the first without a crew and the second with astronauts on board, and then the first operational mission.»