32+ Space X Launch Pictures Background. The united states opened a new era of human space travel on saturday as a private company for the first time launched astronauts into orbit, nearly a decade after the government retired the storied space shuttle program. As of 2020, spacex operates four launch facilities:

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They will attempt the launch again this coming saturday. Earlier this week, a group of nasa personnel gathered to take a picture with the crew dragon spacecraft and rocket on the launch pad. The historic launch marks the first time a private vehicle has carried astronauts to the international space station (iss).

Nasa astronauts bob behnken and doug hurley are flying to the iss in the crew dragon spacecraft, built by elon musk's company spacex.

Astronauts bob behnken and doug hurley took off doug hurley (pictured) is suited up and ready to go for launch america. Earlier this week, a group of nasa personnel gathered to take a picture with the crew dragon spacecraft and rocket on the launch pad. Spacex launch pad abort test successful. Congratulations to nasa and spacex on today's launch.