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Today, Explained

One giant leap for SpaceX

Today, Explained

Vox

Daily News, Politics, News

4.49.5K Ratings

🗓️ 26 May 2020

⏱️ 20 minutes

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For the first time in almost a decade, an American rocket is launching people into space. The Verge’s Loren Grush explains why the launch could fundamentally alter the future of spaceflight. Transcript at vox.com/todayexplained. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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At 4.33pm on Wednesday afternoon, two astronauts are scheduled to launch from the Kennedy Space

1:32.4

Center in Florida to the International Space Station. As of right now, we are Go for Launch.

1:37.2

Today, the head of NASA Jim Bridenstein spoke from the Kennedy Space Center.

1:41.6

This is a unique moment where all of America can take a moment and look at our country do something

1:49.0

stunning again. And that is Launch American astronauts on American rockets from American soil.

1:54.7

Even the President will be there. I hope you're all going to join me. I'd like to put you in the

1:58.8

rocket and get ready for a while. Okay, thank you very much. President Trump is planning to go

2:04.9

because this launch is a pretty big deal. I mean, I would say it's the biggest space news of

2:09.6

the last decade. Lauren Grush, Senior Science Reporter, The Verge. It's important for two reasons.

2:15.8

One, this is the first time that we, as the United States, have launched people to orbit from

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American soil since the end of the Space Shuttle program. The last Space Shuttle flight took place in

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