Elon Musk's SpaceX and NASA have successfully launched four more astronauts into space.
The Crew-2 mission blasted off from the Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida at 5:49 a.m. ET on Friday. The launch had been delayed from Thursday due to unfavourable weather conditions.Â
But Friday morning's launch took off without a hitch, successfully sending the astronauts into orbit within the Crew Dragon capsule.
LIVE: Watch NASA's @SpaceX Crew-2 mission launch to the @Space_Station! Liftoff is at 5:49am ET (9:49 UT): https://t.co/LEYyM1d5Y3
— NASA (@NASA) April 23, 2021
It marks the third time the U.S. space agency has teamed up with Musk's private spaceflight company to send people to the International Space Station — SpaceX first launched NASA astronauts into space in May 2020, then again in November. Read more...
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