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It marked the first time in history that a commercial aerospace company carried humans into Earth's orbit. As of this writing, it is unclear if SpaceX plans to reuse the rocket once again, or to preserve it as a historical artifact.

Follow Elizabeth Howell on Twitter @howellspace. English is my third language. The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, with the Crew Dragon spacecraft on top, sits on Launch Pad 39A at Kennedy Space Center. In a spectacular example of the new being backdropped by the old, the Crew Dragon spacecraft (named Endeavour) approaches the International Space Station on May 31 while being backdropped by coastal Turkey, including the city of Demre and an overall region important to the ancient Roman empire for shipping and trade. Free for commercial use No attribution required High quality images. Hurley and Behnken say goodbye to family members ahead of the planned launch on May 27. (Although, ours was on a much smaller scale. The spacecraft, as my colleague Mike Wehner previously noted, lifted off Saturday from Kennedy Space Center in Florida bound for the International Space Station, where it will deliver NASA astronauts Robert Behnken and Douglas Hurley. Space is part of Future US Inc, an international media group and leading digital publisher. NASA astronauts Robert Behnken and Douglas Hurley, wearing SpaceX spacesuits, depart the Neil A. Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building. The astronauts successfully returned to Earth on Sunday, August 2. Hurley says goodbye to his wife and son before the launch on May 30. People watch the launch from a beach in Cape Canaveral. The Crew Dragon spacecraft is lifted onto a recovery ship shortly after splashdown. Image source: ERIK S LESSER/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock. Hurley and Behnken walk out of the Neil Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building. For a limited time, you can take out a digital subscription to any of our best-selling science magazines for just $2.38 per month, or 45% off the standard price for the first three months.View Deal. The nose of the Crew Dragon spacecraft opens up in preparation for docking May 31, showing the mechanism that would connect it directly to the international docking adapter at the International Space Station's Harmony module. Here you can see distant storms in the night sky behind the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket the night before launch, on May 29. In case you missed today’s events, meanwhile, here are some photos that capture the moments leading up to the historic launch: 10-year-old Jack Hurley waves at his dad, NASA astronaut Douglas Hurley, as Hurley and fellow astronaut Robert Behnken depart the Neil A. Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building on their way to Pad 39-A at Kennedy Space Center. Image source: ERIK S LESSER/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock Spectators watch the SpaceX launch from a bridge in Titusville, Florida, on May 30. And if you have a news tip, correction or comment, let us know at: community@space.com. Drag to set position! Behnken is married to NASA astronaut Megan McArthur and has a young son. The spacecraft docking took place above the border of China and Mongolia. SpaceX founder Elon Musk jumps in the air inside the the Vehicle Assembly Building after the manned SpaceX Falcon 9 Crew Dragon Demo-2 mission lifted off from the Kennedy Space Center, Florida. A distant storm (Image credit: Bill Ingalls/NASA) It's black landing legs can be seen folded against its booster hull. It also gave us truly spectacular views of SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket as it launched a crew for the first time. It's a historic launch pad that also saw NASA's Apollo 11 moon landing mission launch, as well as many space shuttle flights.

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