Live Astronauts Go on Orbit for the First Time Since Astronaut John Glenn Went on a Rocket from The U.S.

The trip is been scrubbed because of bad weather. Next window is saturday.


I am not counting the Shuttle because the shuttle was a vehicle mounted on a rocket not a capsule in a rocket!

The Falcon 9 rocket with a Crew Dragon atop.  SpaceX will attempt to launch NASA astronauts Doug Hurley and Bob Behnken to the International Space Station today. 

Why it matters: If all goes well, this launch — expected to happen at 4:33 p.m. ET — will mark the first time a private company has successfully launched people to orbit and the first crewed, orbital rocket launch from the U.S. in 9 years. The Falcon 9 rocket with a Crew Dragon atop. Photo: SpaceX