The Space-X rocket succesfully launched, and is scheduled to dock with the space station on Friday.
SpaceX Successfully Launches
![The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket soared into space from Space Launch Complex-40 on Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida, carrying the Dragon capsule to orbit at 3:44 a.m. EDT on Tuesday, May 22, 2012.](https://gdb.voanews.com/166b207f-aea4-416a-8df4-f77e849f532b_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket soared into space from Space Launch Complex-40 on Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida, carrying the Dragon capsule to orbit at 3:44 a.m. EDT on Tuesday, May 22, 2012.
![The SpaceX Falcon 9 test rocket lifts off as ground fog covers the pad at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station.](https://gdb.voanews.com/3af8a3a4-4a5b-48fe-b2d7-51f4790f7948_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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The SpaceX Falcon 9 test rocket lifts off as ground fog covers the pad at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station.
![The SpaceX Falcon 9 test rocket lifts off from Space Launch Complex 40.](https://gdb.voanews.com/ba005571-105b-4c62-a1a0-6148da5c8beb_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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The SpaceX Falcon 9 test rocket lifts off from Space Launch Complex 40.
![The SpaceX Falcon 9 test rocket being prepared for launch, May 18, 2012.](https://gdb.voanews.com/548ffa5b-b167-47d9-8834-161bc5059503_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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The SpaceX Falcon 9 test rocket being prepared for launch, May 18, 2012.