SpaceX launch LIVE: Astronauts blasted into orbit as rocket set to fly over Scotland
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dailyrecord.co.ukA pair of astronauts have been propelled into space after the historic SpaceX rocket launch went ahead this evening. NASA and SpaceX were forced to postpone Wednesday's take-off until tonight due to poor weather, and there were concerns it would have to be scrapped a second time.
But now Robert Behnken and Douglas Hurley are on their way to the International Space Station aboard a Falcon 9 rocket after the mission was given the green light.It marks the first time humans have been launched from the US since 2011.Bob Cabana, Kennedy Space centre Director, said ahead of the launch: “I don’t have to tell you all how exciting it is to have the first flight of humans to space from the Kennedy Space Center in nine years.“Now, rather than rusting
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