SpaceX,the private rocket company of billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk,launched two Americans toward orbit from Florida on Saturday in a mission that marks the first spaceflight of NASA astronauts from US soil in nine years.
SpaceX,the private rocket company of billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk,launched two Americans toward orbit from Florida on Saturday.
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The nine-minute flight ended with the Dragon crew capsule parachuting safely into the Atlantic,after separating and speeding away from the exploding rocket.