Successful SpaceX launch starts mission to resupply space station
(MCT) — A towering white rocket blasted off from Cape Canaveral, Fla., on Sunday and sped toward the International Space Station in a resupply mission that heralds a new era for NASA.
SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket launched at 8:35 p.m. EDT from Space Launch Complex 40, carrying a Dragon capsule packed with 1,000 pounds of food, experiments and supplies. The spacecraft is expected to reach the space station Wednesday.
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