Astronauts Robert Benken and Douglas Hurley were part of that historic moment. This is the first spacecraft to record the arrival of the private sector in space mission.
The launch took place at 3.22am (Indian time 12.53am) at the 39A launch pad of the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. They will arrive at the International Space Center in 19 hours. The mission, scheduled for Wednesday, was postponed to Saturday due to inclement weather.
SpaceX’s launch will be the first space flight for US astronauts on US soil since the space shuttle program ended in 2011. The great advantage of this mission is that it can be repeatedly used by the launch rocket and the human rocket.
The Crew Dragon will arrive at the space station at seven o’clock tomorrow night after a 19-hour flight. The duo then enters the plant. They will be experimenting with the three current travelers at the plant. After that the ferry will return with the tourists.
Founded by SpaceX Elon Musk, the first commercial enterprise to send astronauts to space.
“It’s a dream come true for me and for everyone in SpaceX,” Musk said.
The launch was originally scheduled for Wednesday, but was delayed due to bad weather, and was uncertain until Saturday, Liftoff.
President Donald Trump was in Florida to see the launch. Trump praised SpaceX founder Musk.
