SpaceX launches first manned flight from US soil in nine years

The SpaceX's Crew Dragon launches on Saturday two Americans into orbit from Florida, a mission that marks the first spaceflight of NASA astronauts from US soil in nine years.

LIVE NOW: We are launching astronauts to the @Space_Station from @NASAKennedy for the first time in nine years. Liftoff is at 3:22pm ET. #LaunchAmericahttps://t.co/UPmFv01Adf https://t.co/UPmFv01Adf

— NASA (@NASA) May 30, 2020

The flight is the second test flight for SpaceX and the first with a crew onboard.

SpaceX is a private company owned by billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk.

The last time NASA launched astronauts into space aboard a brand new vehicle was four decades ago at the start of the shuttle program. -- BAP, GMA News