NASA has approved SpaceX's approach to Crew Dragon spacecraft and Falcon 9 v.1.1 rocket, to fly its crews to and from the International Space Station.

As part of the certification baseline review, the company outlined how it will develop Crew Dragon spacecraft and Falcon rocket, then launch, fly, land and recover the crew. The company also explained the procedure it will follow to win NASA certification for its system.

In September, the U.S. space agency awarded commercial crew transportation capability contracts to Boeing and SpaceX to develop CST-100 and Crew Dragon spacecraft, respectively.

Boeing and SpaceX reportedly will soon perform a crewed flight test to verify the rocket and spacecraft capabilities to maneuver in orbit and to dock with the space station.