It is a historic moment in the history of spaceflight.
The first all-private crew of space tourists was successfully launched into the International Space Station.
The Crew Dragon took off from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida at around 11:17 am local time.
The commentators could be heard saying Godspeed.
The launch went by without a hitch, which is to be expected at this point, as it is the sixth successful crewed launch of the spacecraft and the fifth to fly to the space station.
A picture perfect liftoff was confirmed just under three minutes into flight.
The rocket's first stage was successfully caught by the drone ship minutes after it was delivered.
The trip was organized by the private space company, which is hoping to launch its own space station in the future.
The crew will spend ten days in space and eight on the outpost.
It is a landmark moment for the space tourism industry, a hint of many more launches like it in the future.
Space tourists are bringing a brain-reading helmet to space.
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