Falcon 9 rocket launches

The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket blasts off at 3:25 p.m. EDT from Cape Canaveral's Complex 40 carrying the Dragon cargo ship destined for the International Space Station.

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Photo credit: Walter Scriptunas II / Scriptunas Images
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