Falcon 9 rocket ready to take flight


The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket stands poised Friday morning at Cape Canaveral's Complex 40 on the eve of its launch carrying the Dragon cargo capsule on its demonstration test flight to rendezvous with the International Space Station.

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Photo credit: Walter Scriptunas II/Spaceflight Now

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