SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket lifted off at 5:23 a.m. ET carrying four Polaris Dawn mission private astronauts to low-Earth orbit from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Tuesday morning.
History in the making! After several delays, SpaceX's Falcon 9 successfully launched four private astronauts to low-Earth orbit for the Polaris Dawn spacewalk mission on Tuesday morning. The rocket lifted off at 5:23 a.m. ET from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.Initially planned for late August, the launch was pushed to Tuesday due to unfavorable weather.
update:The Polaris Dawn astronauts have arrived at the launch pad.2:24 a.m. update:In anticipation of the Polaris Dawn mission, the Polaris Program took to social media to share the research the crew will be conducting in space. Watch the video below:The Polaris Program, designed to test and develop new spaceflight technology, will begin a new chapter in commercial space exploration with the launch of its first mission, Polaris Dawn, using SpaceX's Falcon 9.
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