SpaceX rocket blasts off on historic flight to International Space Station

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The Falcon 9 rocket has lifted off from Cape Canaveral carrying two US astronauts to the International Space Station. NASA's first human spaceflight from US soil in nearly a decade was delayed due to severe weather.

2 years ago·Cape Canaveral, United States

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‘Light this candle!’ SpaceX sends NASA astronauts on historic trip to space station in Dragon capsule

SpaceX launched two NASA astronauts to the International Space Station today, becoming the first company to send humans to orbit on a commercial spaceship. The Falcon 9 rocket's liftoff from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida at 3:22 p.m. ET (12:22 p.m. PT) marked a feat that America hadn't been able to perform since NASA retired its space shuttles in 2011: launching American astronauts on an American rocket from American soil. "It is absolu…

2 years ago·Los Angeles, United States

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BBC News

Nasa and SpaceX make second launch attempt - BBC News

SpaceX will try to launch astronauts from Florida after Wednesday's scrubbed attempt.

2 years ago·United Kingdom

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Reuters

NASA Resumes Human Spaceflight From US With Historic SpaceX Launch

By Joey Roulette CAPE CANAVERAL, USA - SpaceX, billionaire businessman Elon Musk's private rocket company, launched two Americans into orbit from Florida on Saturday on a mission marking the first NASA astronaut space flight from U.S. soil in nine years. A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket took off from the Kennedy Space Center at 3:22 p.m. EDT (

2 years ago·United Kingdom

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News18 India

SpaceX Launch: Nasa Astronauts Launch into Orbit in Historic Mission on Private Spaceship

High above the Earth, the Crew Dragon jettisoned moments later from the second-stage rocket, sending the capsule on its way to the space station.

2 years ago·India

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The Guardian

SpaceX and Nasa successfully launch US crew into orbit

Donald and Melania Trump travel to Florida for launch after first attempt was cancelled minutes from blast-off

2 years ago·London, United Kingdom

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CBC News

NASA astronauts blast off into space on SpaceX rocket

A rocket ship designed and built by Elon Musk's SpaceX company has lifted off with two Americans on a history-making flight to the International Space Station.

2 years ago·Canada

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