>> Launch America, a huge
>> Launch America, a huge
success for the first time in
nearly a decade American
astronauts have launched from
American soil in an American
rocket and that incredible
moment playing out live right
here on Channel 00:02AM
tonight, NASA and spacex are
celebrating this new era of
human spaceflight is certainly
pretty cool astronauts. Bob
behnken and Doug Hurley are on
their way right now as we speak
to the International space
station T -11 and a half hours
to arrive at the space reporter
rose-ann Aragon witness.
This historic moment from cocoa
Beach just a look back.
>> This was a moment that
people watched all over the
world and here at cocoa Beach
Bob behnken and Doug Hurley are
on their way to the
International space station in
that crew dragon as we speak
that crew dragon as we speak
for America, it marks the start
of a new chapter in human space
flight.
>> It’s a moment that inspired
>> It’s a moment that inspired
a great rushed see such a I’m
in this moment in history to
but.
>> In a new era in space flight
brought to life by 2 American
heroes airman turn demo to
joint operations commander Bob
behnken and marine fighter
pilot turned spacecraft
commander Doug Hurley.
>> As a nation.
>> Is again leading in space
and we are proud that this
space X demo 2 mission, a
space X demo 2 mission, a
bright light for nasa’s
commercial crew as Bob and Doug
prepared Saturday to make
history as the first American
astronauts to launch into orbit
from commercially made American
vehicles. These precious
moments had an impact they are
doing a great job for the
future.
>> What our grandchildren there
is so much for us before didn’t
get the generation to come at
02:22PM. Many Americans believe
was
>> you know we can go to all
the balloon.
>> In so forth and they’ve
inspired a generation we
believe in them that they
should never give up and.
>> To do the best they can and
of course you have a great
energy here in Florida. But the
Johnson Space Center will take
front and center when Bob and
Doug it to stations Sunday
morning for now from cocoa
Beach Florida rose-ann Aragon
KPRC.
>> Channel 2 news and we can
certainly not wait, you know
there was visible glory over at
the Johnson Space Center as a
crew dragon lifted off today.
The Senate tweeting out these
photos of expedition 63 flight
director zeb Scoville Scoville
is the lead NASA flight
director for this mission in
the director of the Johnson
the director of the Johnson
Space Center Mark geier also
congratulating space X and NASA
teams on this historic launch.
He says his crews will be
keeping tabs of the astronauts
boat that Hurley and Bob
behnken as they make their way
to the International space
station. If perhaps you missed
our coverage of that historic
launch you can watch it again
