CAPE CANAVERAL, FLORIDA - MAY 30: The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches into space with NASA astronauts Bob Behnken (R) and Doug Hurley aboard the rocket from the Kennedy Space Center on May 30, 2020 in Cape Canaveral, Florida. The inaugural flight is the first manned mission since the end of the Space Shuttle program in 2011 to be launched into space from the United States. Saul Martinez/Getty Images/AFP
SpaceX Falcon-9 Rocket And Crew Dragon Capsule Launches From Cape Canaveral Sending Astronauts To The International Space Station

SpaceX Falcon-9 Rocket And Crew Dragon Capsule Launches From Cape Canaveral Sending Astronauts To The International Space Station

  • CAPE CANAVERAL, FLORIDA - MAY 30: The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches into space with NASA astronauts Bob Behnken (R) and Doug Hurley aboard the rocket from the Kennedy Space Center on May 30, 2020 in Cape Canaveral, Florida. The inaugural flight is the first manned mission since the end of the Space Shuttle program in 2011 to be launched into space from the United States. Saul Martinez/Getty Images/AFP
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    CAPE CANAVERAL, FLORIDA - MAY 30: The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches into space with NASA astronauts Bob Behnken (R) and Doug Hurley aboard the rocket from the Kennedy Space Center on May 30, 2020 in Cape Canaveral, Florida. The inaugural flight is the first manned mission since the end of the Space Shuttle program in 2011 to be launched into space from the United States. Saul Martinez/Getty Images/AFP

  • In this still image taken from NASA TV, NASA astronauts Bob Behnken (front) and Doug Hurley reach orbit on May 30, 2020, after launching from Kennedy Space Center in Florida. - The mission, dubbed "Demo-2," is the final test flight before NASA certifies the SpaceX spacecraft for regular crewed missions. (Photo by Jose ROMERO / various sources / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / NASA TV" - NO MARKETING - NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS
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    In this still image taken from NASA TV, NASA astronauts Bob Behnken (front) and Doug Hurley reach orbit on May 30, 2020, after launching from Kennedy Space Center in Florida. - The mission, dubbed "Demo-2," is the final test flight before NASA certifies the SpaceX spacecraft for regular crewed missions. (Photo by Jose ROMERO / various sources / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / NASA TV" - NO MARKETING - NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS

  • CAPE CANAVERAL, FLORIDA - MAY 30: The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches into space with NASA astronauts Bob Behnken (R) and Doug Hurley aboard the rocket from the Kennedy Space Center on May 30, 2020 in Cape Canaveral, Florida. The inaugural flight is the first manned mission since the end of the Space Shuttle program in 2011 to be launched into space from the United States. Saul Martinez/Getty Images/AFP
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    CAPE CANAVERAL, FLORIDA - MAY 30: The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches into space with NASA astronauts Bob Behnken (R) and Doug Hurley aboard the rocket from the Kennedy Space Center on May 30, 2020 in Cape Canaveral, Florida. The inaugural flight is the first manned mission since the end of the Space Shuttle program in 2011 to be launched into space from the United States. Saul Martinez/Getty Images/AFP

  • Kennedy Space Center (United States), 30/05/2020.- The manned SpaceX Falcon 9 Crew Dragon Demo-2 mission lifts off from Launch Complex 39A at the Kennedy Space Center, Florida, USA, 30 May 2020. NASA astronauts Robert Behnken and Douglas Hurley are aboard the Crew Dragon spacecraft which is scheduled to dock with the International Space Station. The launch is the first manned space flight from US soil since 2011. (Estados Unidos) EFE/EPA/ERIK S. LESSER
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    Kennedy Space Center (United States), 30/05/2020.- The manned SpaceX Falcon 9 Crew Dragon Demo-2 mission lifts off from Launch Complex 39A at the Kennedy Space Center, Florida, USA, 30 May 2020. NASA astronauts Robert Behnken and Douglas Hurley are aboard the Crew Dragon spacecraft which is scheduled to dock with the International Space Station. The launch is the first manned space flight from US soil since 2011. (Estados Unidos) EFE/EPA/ERIK S. LESSER

  • Kennedy Space Center (United States), 30/05/2020.- The manned SpaceX Falcon 9 Crew Dragon Demo-2 mission lifts off from Launch Complex 39A at the Kennedy Space Center, Florida, USA, 30 May 2020. NASA astronauts Robert Behnken and Douglas Hurley are aboard the Crew Dragon spacecraft which is scheduled to dock with the International Space Station. The launch is the first manned space flight from US soil since 2011. (Estados Unidos) EFE/EPA/ERIK S. LESSER
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    Kennedy Space Center (United States), 30/05/2020.- The manned SpaceX Falcon 9 Crew Dragon Demo-2 mission lifts off from Launch Complex 39A at the Kennedy Space Center, Florida, USA, 30 May 2020. NASA astronauts Robert Behnken and Douglas Hurley are aboard the Crew Dragon spacecraft which is scheduled to dock with the International Space Station. The launch is the first manned space flight from US soil since 2011. (Estados Unidos) EFE/EPA/ERIK S. LESSER

Los astronautas Bob Behnken y Doug Hurley despegaron este sábado del Centro Espacial Kennedy en Florida a bordo de un , primera vez que una empresa privada de Estados Unidos logra concretar una misión de esta naturaleza para la .

En esta imagen muestra el cohete SpaceX Falcon 9 con la cápsula Crew Dragon, con los astronautas Bob Behnken y Doug Hurley, que despegó del Centro Espacial Kennedy en Florida el 30 de mayo de 2020. (Foto: NASA TV / AFP)
En esta imagen muestra el cohete SpaceX Falcon 9 con la cápsula Crew Dragon, con los astronautas Bob Behnken y Doug Hurley, que despegó del Centro Espacial Kennedy en Florida el 30 de mayo de 2020. (Foto: NASA TV / AFP)

El cohete Falcon 9, de la compañía creada por Elon Musk, despegó según lo previsto a las 15H22 (19H22 GMT), y los primeros minutos de su ascenso transcurrieron sin inconvenientes, según la transmisión en directo que realiza la agencia espacial de Estados Unidos.

La misión, denominada "Demo -2, "es el vuelo de prueba final antes de que la NASA certifique la nave espacial SpaceX para misiones tripuladas regulares. (Foto: NASA TV / AFP)
La misión, denominada "Demo -2, "es el vuelo de prueba final antes de que la NASA certifique la nave espacial SpaceX para misiones tripuladas regulares. (Foto: NASA TV / AFP)

La primera etapa del cohete se separó de acuerdo al programa después de dos minutos de vuelo, cuando la nave ascendía a una velocidad de cerca de 4.000 km/h, dejando a la cápsula Crew Dragon en la órbita adecuada para llegar a su destino, la Estación Espacial Internacional, impulsada por la segunda etapa del cohete.

La cápsula Dragon está en la órbita correcta para llegar a la Estación Espacial Internacional.

El presidente de Estados Unidos, Donald Trump, que asistió el sábado desde el Centro Espacial Kennedy, en Florida, al histórico lanzamiento de un cohete SpaceX con dos astronautas a bordo, describió un despegue "increíble".

“Verdadera genialidad, nadie hace esto como nosotros”, estimó.


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