CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida — SpaceX’s first private flight blasted off Wednesday night with two contest winners, a healthcare worker and their rich sponsor, the most ambitious leap yet in space tourism.
It was the first time a rocket streaked toward orbit with an all-amateur crew — no professional astronauts.
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