CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – President Donald Trump celebrated on Saturday the first launch of American astronauts from U.S.
soil in nearly a decade, marveling at the power of the rocket ship and the danger faced by its passengers as they soared into the stratosphere and provided a moment of triumph as the country raged and mourned.
The successful launch provided the president a moment to relish during what has been a difficult week with protests breaking out in several American cities over the death of a black man, George Floyd, while he was in police custody, and the country’s death toll from the coronavirus surpassing 100,000. “That was a beautiful sight to see and I hope you all enjoyed it,” Trump said shortly after the rocket ship designed