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CAPE CANAVERAL, May 31 — A SpaceX rocket carrying two veteran Nasa astronauts was headed for the International Space Station yesterday on the first ever crewed flight by a private company, ushering in a new era in space travel. The two-stage Falcon 9 rocket with astronauts Robert Behnken and...

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and Crew Dragon spacecraft carrying Nasa astronauts Douglas Hurley and Robert Behnken launches Nasa's SpaceX Demo-2 mission to the International Space Station from Nasa's Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida May 30, 202

The SpaceX launch is the first of American astronauts from US soil since the space shuttle program ended in 2011 and the company founded by entrepreneur Elon Musk is the first commercial firm to send astronauts into orbit.The mission, dubbed “Demo-2,” ends a government monopoly on space flight and is the final test flight before Nasa certifies SpaceX’s Crew Dragon capsule for regular crewed missions.

The launch had originally been scheduled for Wednesday but was delayed because of weather conditions, which also remained uncertain yesterday right up until liftoff. Trump lavishly praised SpaceX founder Musk and said it was a “special day” that demonstrates a “renewed commitment to America’s future in space.”

 

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