Dreams of a new era of commercial space exploration took flight on early Tuesday morning as private company SpaceX successfully launched a rocket it hopes will become the first commercial vessel ever to dock with, and deliver cargo to, the International Space Station.SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket blasted-off from Cape Canaveral at 3:44 am ET, exactly on time, following a “smooth countdown and no technical problems,” according to NASA, which is working with SpaceX on the mission.
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