Breathing fire and smoke, the spaceship Dragon roared into the night sky Sunday carrying four astronauts and the hopes of humanity.
The capsule was lifted aloft at 7:27 p.m. by the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from the Kennedy Space Center at Cape Canaveral, Florida.
The launch went perfectly, boding well for the future of NASA’s return to space exploration, with crucial funding from futurist billionaire Elon Musk.
With the entire planet Earth afflicted with a killer virus and political chaos in America, there is no better time for renewed hope for the world.
The spaceship crew will take 27 hours to arrive at the International Space Station. They are scheduled to dock at 11 p.m. Monday to begin a six-month mission.
THE COURAGEOUS FOUR

Dragon #Astronauts (from left) Victor Glover, Michael Hopkins, Shannon Walker, and Soichi Noguchi of Japan’s #Aerospace Exploration Agency.
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Courageous pilots who will one day free humanity from the narrow corner of Earth.
Courageous indeed, dear Sir !
Good morning !
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Dragon in the #sky
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This is all so exciting!
You bet.
I cannot wait until we get serious again about space.
The time is now!