CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — With thunder and possibly tornadoes threatening a delay, two NASA astronauts have climbed aboard a SpaceX rocket ship for liftoff on a history-making flight to the International Space Station.
The mission is seen as a giant leap forward for the booming business of commercial space travel.
Space veterans Doug Hurley and Bob Behnken are scheduled to ride into orbit Wednesday afternoon aboard the brand-new Dragon capsule.
RETURN TO SPACE
It will be the first time in nearly a decade that the United States has launched astronauts into orbit from U.S. soil.
