A SpaceX rocket (Falcon 9) and spacecraft (Crew Dragon) carrying two NASA astronauts soared into outer space Saturday — marking the first time humans have travelled into Earth’s orbit from US soil in nearly a decade. Liftoff occurred at 19:22 UTC from Kennedy Space Center on the Atlantic coast of Florida in the presence of … Continue reading NASA and SpaceX launch astronauts from US soil for the first time in nearly a decade