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Elon Musk, CEO of SpaceX, speaks as NASA astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley listen during a news conference after the SpaceX Falcon 9 Demo-1 launch. AP
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The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and Crew Dragon capsule launch from NASA pad 39A as seen in a time exposure from Viera, FL. AP
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SpaceX founder Elon Musk speaks at a post-launch press conference after the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, carrying the Crew Dragon spacecraft, lifted off. Reuters
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A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, carrying the Crew Dragon spacecraft, lifts off on the uncrewed test flight. Reuters
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NASA astronaut Eric Boe (left), assistant to the chief of the astronaut office for commercial crew, and Norm Knight, deputy director of flight operations at NASA's Johnson Space Center, watch the launch of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket. EPA
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The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket takes off with the company's Crew Dragon spacecraft onboard. AFP
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The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket takes off with the company's Crew Dragon spacecraft onboard. AFP
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Elon Musk, CEO of SpaceX, speaks as NASA astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley listen during a news conference after the SpaceX Falcon 9 Demo-1 launch. AP
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The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and Crew Dragon capsule launch from NASA pad 39A as seen in a time exposure from Viera, FL. AP
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SpaceX founder Elon Musk speaks at a post-launch press conference after the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, carrying the Crew Dragon spacecraft, lifted off. Reuters
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A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, carrying the Crew Dragon spacecraft, lifts off on the uncrewed test flight. Reuters
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NASA astronaut Eric Boe (left), assistant to the chief of the astronaut office for commercial crew, and Norm Knight, deputy director of flight operations at NASA's Johnson Space Center, watch the launch of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket. EPA
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The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket takes off with the company's Crew Dragon spacecraft onboard. AFP
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The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket takes off with the company's Crew Dragon spacecraft onboard. AFP
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Elon Musk, CEO of SpaceX, speaks as NASA astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley listen during a news conference after the SpaceX Falcon 9 Demo-1 launch. AP
SpaceX astronaut capsule lifts off for ISS test mission
The mission is a key step towards resuming manned space flights from US soil
Agence France Presse
02 March, 2019
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