{"id":85362,"date":"2019-03-03T16:55:59","date_gmt":"2019-03-03T20:55:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=85362"},"modified":"2019-03-03T16:55:59","modified_gmt":"2019-03-03T20:55:59","slug":"spacex-rocket-with-unmanned-u-s-capsule-blasts-off-for-space-station","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=85362","title":{"rendered":"SpaceX rocket with unmanned U.S. capsule blasts off for space station"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\nA SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with the company’s Crew Dragon spacecraft onboard at Launch Complex 39A is seen in this DigitalGlobe Satellite image at Cape Canaveral, Florida, U.S. on February 28, 2019. \u00a92019 DigitalGlobe, a Maxar company\/Handout via REUTERS<\/p>\n

By Joey Roulette
\nCAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (Reuters) \u2013 A SpaceX rocket with an unmanned crew capsule blasted off on Saturday for the International Space Station, in a key milestone for Elon Musk\u2019s space company and NASA\u2019s long-delayed goal to resume human spaceflight from U.S. soil later this year.<\/p>\n

SpaceX\u2019s 16-foot-tall (4.9 meter) Crew Dragon capsule, atop a Falcon 9 rocket, lifted off from Florida\u2019s Kennedy Space Center at 2:49 a.m. (0749 GMT), carrying a test dummy nicknamed Ripley.<\/p>\n

The capsule successfully separated from the rocket about 11 minutes later, sparking cheers in the control room, and began its journey to the space station.<\/p>\n

\u201cI almost thought we would fail. I thought maybe we\u2019d have a 10 percent chance of reaching orbit starting out,\u201d Silicon Valley billionaire Musk said of his feelings when he founded the space company in 2002.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m a little emotionally exhausted because that was super stressful, but it worked,\u201d he told reporters after Saturday\u2019s launch.<\/p>\n

The space station\u2019s three-member crew was expected to greet the capsule, carrying 400 pounds (181 kg) of supplies and test equipment, early Sunday morning, NASA said.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n