The SpaceX rocket took off on Saturday from the Kennedy Space Center. Two NASA astronauts are on board. It is the first manned flight from the United States in nine years.

The SpaceX rocket took off into space on Saturday from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida with two NASA astronauts on board. It is the first manned flight from the United States in nine years, and the first entrusted to a private company. The uncertain weather had long cast doubt on the launch. US President Donald Trump was present to attend the takeoff.

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We have liftoff. History is made as @NASA_Astronauts launch from @NASAKennedy for the first time in nine years on the @SpaceX Crew Dragon: pic.twitter.com/alX1t1JBAt

- NASA (@NASA) May 30, 2020

American astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley flew aboard a SpaceX rocket. The company founded by Elon Musk is the first private company to be entrusted by NASA with such a prestigious and risky mission.

In a roar heard for miles around on the Florida coast, this Falcon 9 rocket took off at 3:22 p.m. (7:22 p.m. GMT). The first minutes of the flight went smoothly, according to NASA's live broadcast of the mission. The first stage of the rocket detached as expected after two minutes of flight, while it was fusing to the sky at nearly 4,000 km / h, while the second stage continued to propel the Crew Dragon capsule towards its destination, the International Space Station.

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