SpaceX Launches Four Civilians On First Private Flight

SpaceX's first all-civilian mission to orbit, Inspiration4, launched into space Wednesday night.

SpaceX's first all-civilian mission to orbit, Inspiration4, launched into space Wednesday night from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center, marking a historic moment in space exploration. 

The mission is expected to last three days, as the crew orbits at an altitude above the International Space Station and the Hubble space telescope

“Today’s really different in that this is a different kind of launch than many we’ve watched even recently that were amazing in their own right. This is normal people thinking just like we would be,” said Lu Johnson, who traveled from California to see the launch.