6.2K views · 146 reactions | SpaceX launched four astronauts to the International Space Station for NASA this morning in an historic launch. More info here: https://bit.ly/3xSny1r Credit: NASA via Storyful | Fox 8 News | Facebook

Two NASA astronauts on Saturday launched off on a history-making ride into orbit aboard a rocket ship designed and built by Elon Musk's SpaceX company. It is the first launch of astronauts into orbit by a private company. 👉Astronauts Doug Hurley and Bob Behnken lifted off at 3:22 p.m. EDT, right on schedule, from the Kennedy Space Center at Cape Canaveral, Florida, on a rocket designed and built by a private company. The California-based SpaceX Aerospace Co. is owned by billionaire Elon Musk. “