NASA and SpaceX launched astronauts Douglas Hurley and Robert Behnken on a mission to the International Space Station at 3:22 pm Eastern Time.
'Demo -2' launch marks the first flight of NASA crew from the US soil since 2011 and the first launch of a rocket owned by SpaceX.
NASA has assigned two of its most experienced astronauts, Behnken and Hurley to the upcoming SpaceX mission.
