THE ISS Commander has dubbed the “gigantic” SpaceX launch as “step toward the future” of American space travel.
“Now the future is here,” Chris Cassidy said during an interview with CBS on Monday morning.
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“Oh, it’s a gigantic deal. I mean, we retired the shuttle for very sound reasons when that decision was made with aims to move towards the future,” Cassidy said.
When asked how he feels about the safety of the shuttle’s launch and its arrival in space, Cassidy said: “Oh, I’m very confident.