A Boring Space Launch

 The word "boring" is not one we generally associate with manned spaceflight launches; especially those of us old enough to remember Challenger.

(Most of us will never forget).

But it was a good adjective to describe the stunningly routine yet historic launch of Crew Dragon to the ISS on its first official crew rotation mission.

Four astronauts are now in orbit on their way to the ISS, with docking planned at 11pm ET tonight. They are Michael Hopkins, Victor Glover, Shannon Walker, and Soichi Noguchi. Hopkins was mission commander.

All four are looking forward to a six-month rotation. Glover will be the first Black astronaut to do a full rotation on the ISS.

When space launches become "boring" then we start to enter the next era of exploration.