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SpaceX Makes More History, Launches First All-Civilian Crew Into Space

The trip is hoping to raise $200 million for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.

LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) – Hawthorne-based SpaceX made history Wednesday evening when it launched the first-ever non-professional astronaut crew into space.

The launch of the four all-civilian crewmembers aboard the SpaceX Dragon capsule, dubbed Inspiration4, took place just after 5 p.m. Pacific time from Cape Canaveral, Fla.

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