America Has Put Its Own Astronauts In Space After A Nine Year Hiatus: A Discussion Thread - The Drive

SpaceX's much newer partially reusable Falcon9 rocket and Crew Dragon capsule combination is more than competitive in price even though it is so young. .

The rocket began its ascent at 3:22 pm local time at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

Both astronauts will stay onboard the station for weeks before returning back to earth in the Crew Dragon capsule.