The flight is the first of American astronauts on American rockets from U.S. soil in nine years
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"It is absolutely our honor to be part of this huge effort to get the United States back in the launch business. We'll talk to you from orbit," Hurley said before takeoff.on American-made rockets from U.S. soil after the last Space Shuttle mission in July 2011. It's also the first time that a private company, Elon Musk's SpaceX, has sent a manned aircraft into space — marking an important step for the future of the commercial space travel industry.
Bridenstine added that "everybody can look up and say, 'Look, the future is so much brighter than the present.' And I really hope that this is an inspiration to the world.
Compared to the old Space Shuttle launches, attendance was otherwise limited due to the coronavirus pandemic, but many Floridians watched from nearby beaches, and people could also view aThe crew is expected to dock at the space station at approximately 10:29 a.m. on Sunday, according to a
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