Trump ‘thinking of going’ to historic SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and Crew Dragon Capsule launch next week

PRESIDENT Donald Trump is "thinking of going" to the historic SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and Crew Dragon Capsule launch next week.

Trump revealed he was considering attending the as he spoke to reporters outside the White House on Thursday afternoon.

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When asked about NASA's upcoming launch at Kennedy Space Center in Florida, Trump said: "I'm thinking of going, that'll be next week, to the rocket launch."

He then jokingly added: "I hope you're all going to join me.

"I'd like to put you on the rocket and get rid of you for awhile."

The president spoke to reporters before departing on Air Force One to visit the Ford Motor Company's Rawsonville production plant in Ypsilanti, Michigan.

The factory has been repurposed to produce ventilators.

Yesterday, Michigan's attorney general ahead of his scheduled visit to the state.

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Astronauts are set to launch into space from US soil for the first time in almost a decade on Wednesday, May 27.

According to , Vice President Mike Pence is also planning to attend the launch.

On Tuesday, Pence told astronauts Douglas Hurley and Robert Behnken: “It really is a testament to all of you, and all the hands in this program, that even in the midst of a national crisis, NASA stayed on mission and kept doing the work.

“I have to tell you that it’s going to be a great inspiration to the country next week to see you two go aloft from the Kennedy Space Center.”

Nasa spacefarers Behnken and Douglas will liftoff on a bound for the International Space Station.

If successful, the historic flight will mark the first time astronauts have flown into orbit using a spacecraft built by a private company.

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Meanwhile, Trump  on Wednesday after the state said it would opt for mail-in voting for this year's elections.

Despite lockdown protesters in Michigan , he  as "good people".

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