LIFTOFF: Onlookers cheered as NASA and SpaceX successfully launched a crew of four astronauts from Kennedy Space Center in Florida on their way to the International Space Station.
The Associated Pressrocket carried four astronauts into orbit Wednesday night, including the 600th person to reach space in 60 years.
The launch was just as riveting for spectators at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, as well as along the East Coast, as the Falcon rocket thundered through clouds on its way to space, turning night into day. Bad weather also contributed to their flight delays. Chari said trying to launch on Halloween left them with"a trick instead of a treat.” It was also drizzling Wednesday night when the four astronauts said goodbye to their families for six months — with everyone huddling under umbrellas — but it cleared up by launch time.
That averages out to 10 people per year since Yuri Gagarin’s pioneering flight in 1961, Maurer noted. A balky parachute during Monday's descent had SpaceX engineers poring over the data, before giving the go-ahead for Wednesday’s launch. One of the four chutes opened more than a minute late, a problem seen in testing and well within safety limits, but still being examined, officials said.“Human spaceflight was the reason we were founded, so it’s incredibly meaningful for the whole team,” said Sarah Walker, a SpaceX manager.
— Kayla Barron, 34, a Navy lieutenant commander from Richland, Washington. She was among the first women to serve as submarine warfare officers. Added to the flight in May, she’s No. 601 in space.
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