(May 22nd, 2012) A first-of-its-kind commercial supply ship rocketed toward the International Space Station following a successful liftoff early Tuesday, opening a new era of dollar-driven spaceflight.

The SpaceX company made history as its Falcon 9 rocket rose from its seaside launch pad and pierced the pre-dawn sky, aiming for a rendezvous in a few days with the space station. The rocket carried into orbit a capsule named Dragon that is packed with 1,000 pounds of space station provisions.

Kudos to liveleaker jayboulware for brining this to my attention.

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/spacex-history-falcon-9-launch-international-space-station-article-1.1082394
http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/videogallery/index.html?collection_id=14483

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