SpaceX cargo ship takes off on commercial flight to station
An unmanned cargo ship loaded with spare parts, science equipment, and crew supplies — including ice cream treats — rocketed into orbit Sunday and set off after the International Space Station, kicking off a new era of commercial resupply flights intended to restore a U.S. supply chain that was crippled by the shuttle’s retirement.
The Dragon capsule and its Falcon 9 rocket, both built by Space Exploration Technologies, took off with a rush of fiery exhaust at 8:35:07 p.m. EDT (GMT-4), quickly climbing away from launch complex 40 at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station.
A Falcon 9 rocket…
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