NASA astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley just gave SpaceX's new spacesuits a '5-star review'

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• NASA astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley wore new SpaceX spacesuits when they launched toward the International Space Station on Saturday. 
• It was the company's first time launching people and the first time the spacesuits were worn (by humans) in space.
• Hurley said the spacesuits were "very comfortable" during a press conference from the space station. Behnken added that he'd "give the suits a five-star rating."
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SpaceX launched its first human passengers, NASA astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley, into orbit on Saturday. They were wearing new spacesuits — the first time the company's suits were tested by humans in space.

The astronauts wore the spacesuits for the entire 19-hour-long flight to the International Space Station (ISS), where they'll stay for the next one to four months.

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