Did you get a chance to see the historical SpaceX Launch over the weekend? Luckily, everything went as planned and it took off on Saturday and it was a really cool moment.
It's the first time astronauts have launched from U.S. soil since 2011. Also, it's the first time a private company has put someone into orbit. SpaceX founder Elon Musk called it, "the first step on a journey toward a civilization on Mars." Apparently even NASA agrees AC/DC's"Back in Black" is a good song to pump yourself up to. Before the launch, astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley listened to it on their way to the rocket.
One of the coolest parts of the SpaceX rocket is that it's reusable. Less than ten minutes after liftoff, the rocket booster landed on a platform in the middle of the ocean.
Roughly five minutes after that, the astronauts hit orbit. It took another 19 hours to reach the Space Station. So they burned ten minutes livestreaming themselves showing off the inside of the capsule.
They docked with the Space Station on Sunday and they will be there for about 5 weeks.