Watch as SpaceX launched 2 NASA astronauts to space in the historic Demo-2 mission.
into orbit, successfully beginning SpaceX's first crewed mission. The company's Falcon 9 rocket and Crew Dragon spacecraft took off from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida at 3:22 p.m. ET. The capsule is the first privately designed and built spacecraft to carry astronauts to space and is bound for the International Space Station.
"It was incredible," NASA astronaut Bob Behnken said of the launch, moments after the spacecraft reached orbit. "Appreciate all the hard work and thanks for the great ride to space." "Thanks for flying with Falcon 9," SpaceX's launch director told the astronauts. "We wish you a great mission."
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