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Successful Space Launch

May 31, 2020145 words1 min read

The Falcon 9 rocket carrying the two NASA astronauts, Robert Behnken and Douglas Hurley aboard the Crew Dragon, successfully got into orbit, leaving a historic mark in the history of spaceflight.

Taking off at 3:22 pm (ET), at NASA Kennedy Space Center Launch PAD 39A, the mission Demo-2, abroad the commercial aircraft Crew Dragon, is right now heading for the ISS (International Space Station), and will dock at around 10:27 am (ET), they will enter the ISS at 12:45 pm (ET).

The Crew Dragon will have to wait 2 hours until boarding because they will have to check their equipment, then contact the ISS to get permission, then finally, can board.

"The ISS is still hundreds of miles away, even though the Crew Dragon is traveling at a speed of hundreds of miles per hour, but hopefully, they can make it in time," says Tigger.