NASA, SpaceX launch capsule to bring home Starliner astronauts

The Crew-9 Dragon went up Saturday afternoon with two empty seats and will head to the International Space Station to bring two astronauts back to Earth in February.

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[drgonkid]

Good job boeing slacking off to the point where we couldn't bring our astronauts home

[ingilizcehazrlk]

It's Depressing to know that there are people who are forced to stay in space for months.

[michaelccopelandsr]

🎶"We've only just begun.."🎶

[michaelccopelandsr]

Proof you MUST do well in school. Future astronauts NEEDED!

[Rodrigo-tkfm]

Elon saving the day fixing Boeings mistakes

[shaf]

That has got to be one hell of a fuel bill .

[jomarielopez]

AWESOME!!!! Safe Thank you for initiating this plan. What brave people!!! GODSPEED!!!❤

[terraholdingco]

Thats the end of Boeings space programs...

[drgonkid]

Good job Boeing give elon more money 😒😒

[joeyanderson]

Too late  I already signed up to Sky News Australia for real news, and I'm as happy as ever
Btw I'm a Democrat living in a collapsing blue state

[reneewauchula]

I'm sorry but you should be reporting on nothing but the devastation in Georgia North Carolina Tennessee Kentucky Ohio and virginia. They need help. There are mudslides killing people everywhere I don't want to hear about presidential debates or nothing else until of this stuff is taken care of.

[sydsaturn]

I thought they said this would not happen until February ?

[JLTravels]

Anyone question space exploration at “700 gallons of fuel per second” … who is paying for this operation? Taxpayers??? Ridiculous!!!

[mv]

Recovery time. Let get there and bring them home... we'll leave a light on for them🫡

[CSCOTTREDFIELD]

Good, Russia can't be that efficient to bring back an American astronaut in one of their capsules while the ISS astronauts are simply stranded and told to wait a year to come back

[Ahmedabdullah]

The Jews wanted to crucify Jesus Christ but God raised him to heaven, Vive Islam ❤❤❤❤

[SarahLittle-wkoo]

Wow. I bet they are so ecstatic to come back home. I wonder what gravity is going to feel like after so long weightless.

[karenwright]

Great launch!!! Yay!!! Bring em' home, safe!!!

[whatinthrworld]

Imagine what if Elon and Space X didnt exist rn. Those 2 out there in Space would be in serious trouble.

[bryanblanks]

Which Studio are you using! No one can get past the Dome that encapsulates the earth! There is water above and beneath the earth! You need a submarine not a rocket ship!