The SpaceX capsule that launched two astronauts into space has successfully docked at the ISS with some pretty special vision.
SpaceX and rival Boeing were awarded contracts in 2014 as part of NASA Commercial Crew Development Program that tasked private companies with building space craft to take people and supplies off the Earth.Robert Behnken and Douglas Hurley sit in the Crew Dragon capsule as Thursday’s launch was aborted due to weather problems. Picture: SpaceX via APA successful launch means SpaceX will soon be granted approval to take more crews in to space in the future.
A wide view of the Kennedy Space Centre in Florida, the Falcon 9 rocket can be seen to the right of the building.The launch is hoped to usher in a new era of space exploration for the US. “It is an honour and a joy to be here with the President of the United States at Kennedy Space Centre on the day we made history, on the day American
“Today we begin a new era in space exploration, and the credit goes to dedicated men and women all across this country, to the ingenuity and the hard work of the entire NASA team. America is proud of the men and women of NASA.”
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