World's First Private Spacecraft Launches (And Returns) Successfully

Hawthorne, California based space rocket developer Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) made history on December 8th, for not only successfully launching the first privately funded Spacecraft into Space, but also, guiding it back down to Earth safely.
Dragon, which launched off a rocket called Falcon 9 from Cape Canaveral, Florida at about 10.43am on Wednesday morning, was delayed by 90 minutes thanks to a faulty indicator light. However, once it took off, it wasted no time, successfully falling into orbit in less than nine minutes.Read more

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