SpaceX Inspiration4: Elon Musk's company successfully completes its mission

A day after lifting off to space, SpaceX's Inspiration4 first all-civilian crew are healthy, happy and doing well in orbit, the company has said.

The mission lifted off at 8.02 p.m. EDT on Wednesday (5.30 am India time Thursday) aboard SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon spacecraft from historic Launch Complex 39 at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida.