SpaceX Falcon 9 (IMAGE)

Naval Research Laboratory

SpaceX Falcon 9

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The Falcon 9 rocket launches at 10:43 a.m. EST from Cape Canaveral's Complex 40 on the first test flight of NASA's Commercial Orbital Transportation Services project with the Dragon capsule.

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SpaceX/Chris Thompson

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