A SpaceX rocket made history by introducing 2 NASA astronauts into orbit.
The Crew Dragon spacecraft launched Saturday afternoon atop a Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral, Florida, on a flight to the International Spaceport Station.
The mission marks the very first time that Americans have released into space from U.S. soil in practically a years; the last U.S. space shuttle bus removed from the Kennedy Area Center in2011
The launch is likewise the very first time a private company– in this case, billionaire Elon Musk’s SpaceX– has actually put people in space.
Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley, veteran astronauts and best friends, are aboard. When the set gets to the spaceport station, they’re anticipated to remain there for at least a m