NASA chief Jim Bridenstine announced that SpaceX's Crew Dragon astronaut capsule would be ready in the first quarter of 2020 for its first manned flight into orbit, October 10, 2019. /VCG Photo

NASA thinks SpaceX is getting the project back on track and ready for its further development after an explosion during a test in April. /VCG Photo

According to Reuters, the capsule is vital to achieve "launching of American astronauts on American rockets from American soil" for the first time since 2011. /VCG Photo

Together with SpaceX's Chief Executive Elon Musk, Bridenstine made an appearance in a giant glass room where engineers were working on the project. /VCG Photo