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SpaceX axes historic launch: Find out when it will lift off

SpaceX has scrapped its history-making launch which was set to return human spaceflight to US soil for the first time in nine years and mark the Elon Musk’s company as the first commercial business to shoot people off-planet. SpaceX has announced a rescheduled launch for NASA astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley, who will head to the International Space Station if the company's back-up launch proceeds, and if bad weather doesn’t again prevent their lift-off. Image: Twitter / @elonmusk Via news.com.au — Australia’s #1 news site https://www.news.com.au

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