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NASA astronauts head for ISS on historic SpaceX flight

SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket carrying the Crew Dragon capsule lifts off from launch complex 39A at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. [AFP]

Two veteran NASA astronauts were headed for the International Space Station on Saturday after Elon Musk's SpaceX became the first commercial company to launch a rocket carrying humans into orbit, ushering in a new era in space travel.

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