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SpaceX Astronauts Reach Space Station After Milestone Voyage

  • Mission opens new era in human spaceflight by private sector
  • NASA’s Behnken, Hurley arrived about 19 hours after launch
SpaceX Sends Two Astronauts to Space Station After Historic Launch
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Two American astronauts boarded the International Space Station from a SpaceX capsule, marking the first time humans have traveled to orbit on a commercially developed craft, forging a new era for NASA and visionary billionaire Elon Musk.

The Dragon craft carrying NASA astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley arrived at the orbiting lab at 10:16 a.m. Eastern time Sunday, about 19 hours after lifting off from the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida. They entered the station at 1:22 p.m. after completing a series of arrival checklists.