SpaceX launched four people from Florida as Elon Musk's company begins the final of the original six missions awarded by NASA.
, the mission for NASA will bring the group up to the space station for a six-month stay in orbit. The mission is SpaceX's sixth operational crew launch for NASA to date, and the company's ninth human spaceflight to date.
"If you enjoyed your ride, please don't forget to give us five stars," SpaceX mission control called out after the capsule reached orbit.Sign up here to receive weekly editions of CNBC's Investing in Space newsletterCrew-6 launched a little after midnight on Thursday morning, beginning a just over 24-hour journey to the ISS.
SpaceX launched the astronauts in its Crew Dragon capsule called Endeavour, on top of a Falcon 9 rocket. Both the rocket and capsule are reusable, with the latter flying on its fourth mission to date.on Monday, a data review identified a clogged filter in a ground system as the cause of an apparent issue in the fluid that ignites the rocket's engines. SpaceX replaced the filter and completed verification steps to make Thursday's launch.
SpaceX developed its Crew Dragon spacecraft and fine-tuned its Falcon 9 rocket under NASA's competitive Commercial Crew program, competing against Boeing's Starliner capsule. But
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