Screenshot of SpaceX Crew Dragon launching from Florida's Cape Canaveral on September 28, 2024.
Space X's spaceship launched from Cape Canaveral in Florida on Saturday.
  • SpaceX launched a half-empty Crew Dragon for two Boeing astronauts awaiting a trip home.
  • NASA made a hard call after Boeing's spaceship glitched. The astronauts won't return until 2025.
  • SpaceX's spaceship has outpaced Boeing's, delivering astronauts faster for nearly half the cost.

SpaceX just launched a half-empty Crew Dragon spaceship into orbit for two astronauts who have been waiting for a trip home.