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Watch: NASA, SpaceX launch American astronauts to Space Station from Kennedy Space Center

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Watch: NASA, SpaceX launch American astronauts to Space Station from Kennedy Space Center

Watch: NASA, SpaceX launch American astronauts to Space Station from Kennedy Space Center

NASA and SpaceX launched astronauts Douglas Hurley and Robert Behnken on a mission to the International Space Station at 3:22 pm Eastern Time.

'Demo -2' launch marks the first flight of NASA crew from the US soil since 2011 and the first launch of a rocket owned by SpaceX.

NASA has assigned two of its most experienced astronauts, Behnken and Hurley to the upcoming SpaceX mission.


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