NASA astronauts go back to the future with capsule launch

  • The SpaceX Falcon 9, with the Crew Dragon spacecraft on top of the rocket, sits on Launch Pad 39-A on Monday at Kennedy Space Center. Two astronauts will fly on the SpaceX Demo-2 mission to the International Space Station scheduled for launch on Wednesday. (DAVID J. PHILLIP/AP Photo)
    The SpaceX Falcon 9, with the Crew Dragon spacecraft on top of the rocket, sits on Launch Pad 39-A on Monday at Kennedy Space Center. Two astronauts will fly on the SpaceX Demo-2 mission to the International Space Station scheduled for launch on Wednesday. (DAVID J. PHILLIP/AP Photo)

    CAPE CANAVERAL — It’s back to the future as NASA astronauts launch again from the U.S. — aboard a retro-style “Right Stuff” capsule.

    Make no mistake: This is not your father’s — or grandfather’s —…