#WakeUpCLT: SpaceX launch

Kannapolis native, Chris Sembroski, was part of the four-person Inspiration4 crew that officially became the first team without professional astronauts to reach space aboard the SpaceX Crew Dragon ship.

The crew, who spent months training for this exact moment will spend three days in space after the successful launch Wednesday evening.

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