New Delhi: SpaceX’s Crew Dragon spacecraft successfully took off from Kennedy Space Center for the International Space Station on Saturday, with two NASA astronauts — Robert Behnken and Douglas Hurley. This marks the first flight of NASA crew from the US soil since 2011 and the first launch of a rocket owned by a private firm. SpaceX is founded by Elon Musk. Also Read – Three-Phase Unlock 1.0 From Tomorrow: States Decide Dos List, Centre Clears Don’ts List
LIVE NOW: We are launching astronauts to the @Space_Station from @NASAKennedy for the first time in nine years. Liftoff is at 3:22pm ET. #LaunchAmericahttps://t.co/UPmFv01Adf https://t.co/UPmFv01Adf Also Read – Coronavirus: As Second-Last Day of Lockdown 4.0 Ends, Here’s Where The Four Most-Affected States Stand
— NASA (@NASA) May 30, 2020 Also Read – Lockdown 5.0: Centre Moves Towards Unlock 1.0 But These States Extend Lockdown
“It’s incredible, the power, the technology,” said U.S. President Donald Trump, who was at Kennedy Space Center at Cape Canaveral in Florida for the launch, “That was a beautiful sight to see.”
The mission’s first launch try on Wednesday was called off with less than 17 minutes remaining on the countdown clock. Weather again threatened Saturday’s launch but cleared in time to begin the mission.
Watch the lift off
Liftoff! pic.twitter.com/DRBfdUM7JA
— SpaceX (@SpaceX) May 30, 2020
