Watch live: SpaceX, NASA discuss successful Crew-11 astronaut launch

SpaceX and NASA will discuss today's (Aug. 1) succesful Crew-11 astronaut launch toward the International Space Station during a press conference at 1 p.m. EDT (1700 GMT). Watch it live in the window below and read our launch story.

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