14Photo© firstpost.com2 Nasa astronauts climb aboard SpaceX rocket for historic launch
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Despite more storms in the forecast, two NASA astronauts climbed into their capsule Saturday for a second attempt at a history-making ride into orbit aboard a rocket ship designed and built by Elon Musk's SpaceX company.
With the flight already delayed three days by bad weather, forecasters put the odds of acceptable conditions at 50-50 for the 3:22 p.m. liftoff of the 270-foot Falcon 9 in what would be the first launch of astronauts into orbit by a private company.
Their destination: the International Space Station, 250 miles above Earth.
It would also be NASA's first human spaceflight launched from US soil in nearly a decade.
“ They both came back and they said, 'we're go for launch,'
Jim Bridenstine,
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“ It's incredible, the power, the technology,
US President,
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“ Real talent, real genius, nobody does it like us,
Donald Trump,
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“ It's incredible, the power, the technology,
Donald Trump,
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“ I'm breathing a sigh of relief, but I will also tell you I'm not gonna celebrate until Bob and Doug are home safely.
Jim Bridenstine,
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“ Today a new era in human spaceflight begins as we once again launched American astronauts on American rockets from American soil on their way to the ISS, our national lab orbiting Earth,
Jim Bridenstine,
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“ Today, in lifting our ambitions and our imaginations to the heavens, the United States has once more reshaped the future of space travel,
Joe Biden,
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“ I think this is such a great inspiration for our country. Our country is doing well... We suffered something that was terrible. It should have never happened - it should have never come out of…
Donald Trump,
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“ What a historic opportunity to watch the first launch of astronauts from American soil to the Space Station since 2011,
Mike Pompeo,
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“ This is a dream come true for me and everyone at SpaceX,
Elon Musk,
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“ It’s really hard to believe this is real. This is a dream come true for me and everyone at SpaceX, the result of a tremendous number of smart people working tremendously hard to make this day happen,
Elon Musk,
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“ It's incredible, the power, the technology. That was a beautiful sight to see.
Donald Trump,
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