NASA astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley are officially in space and lots of celebs are tweeting about the rocket launch.
NASA teamed up with SpaceX for the first manned mission since the end of the United States’ Space Shuttle program in 2011 and it also marks SpaceX’s first-ever crewed mission. (See photos of the astronauts from moments before the launch!)
Elizabeth Banks, Jamie Lee Curtis, and Ellie Goulding are among the stars who have tweeted about the launch.
Many people got emotional while watching the launch and you can read what people said below!
I watched. Speechless. Incredible https://t.co/HfZUv3dnfZ
— Ellie Goulding (@elliegoulding) May 30, 2020
I cried. Space travel really inspires me. #nasa #SpaceX congrats on today’s launch and safe journey – wow pic.twitter.com/PsrWE4deRr
— Elizabeth Banks (@ElizabethBanks) May 30, 2020
Click inside to read more tweets about the launch…
Congratulations @SpaceX for an historic achievement! Humanity needs hope, and you have provided a much needed burst of it.
— George Takei (@GeorgeTakei) May 30, 2020
That was amazing to watch. Scary but awesome https://t.co/48RubCc61H
— Patrick Shriver (@PSchwarzenegger) May 30, 2020
BOOM! Go Falcon 9! #spacex 🚀 🚀 🚀@NASA pic.twitter.com/bUFQAdSQMN
— Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) May 30, 2020
Watching history. Good luck spacex https://t.co/4ARS8a9LPp
— Shannen Doherty (@DohertyShannen) May 30, 2020
Now let’s work on making this a better country for all Americans… https://t.co/BpJXLZce4F
— Loni Love (@LoniLove) May 30, 2020
One thing to be happy about right now! Wow 🤩 👏🏻 https://t.co/NvsntMmkp0
— Anna Perez de Tagle-Kline (@AnnaMariaPdT) May 30, 2020
Wow.!! pic.twitter.com/DVdpjJ7sES
— Dane Cook (@DaneCook) May 30, 2020
— Sam Witwer (@SamWitwer) May 30, 2020
Well that was cool #nasa #LaunchAmerica 🚀
— Karen Gillan (@karengillan) May 30, 2020
Watching the launch. The moments before with their families. The air hugs. The thumbs up. The bravery. The bold ideas. The innovation. The thousands of people coming together. 🇺🇸@SpaceX @elonmusk @NASA
— Jamie Lee Curtis (@jamieleecurtis) May 30, 2020
Pleased to hear on this live @nasa broadcast that “SHANNON” is the code for the final abort zone 🤗
— Shannon Woodward (@shannonwoodward) May 30, 2020
Source: justjared.com