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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — SpaceX recorded a new “first” for the company this morning, launching a recycled Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station.
The mission had been delayed several times since September, but Friday’s launch was picture perfect.
LIFTOFF! @SpaceX’s cargo spacecraft leaves Earth at 10:36am ET, packed with almost 4,800 pounds of research, crew supplies and hardware. Watch: https://t.co/mzKW5uDsTi pic.twitter.com/U0Ug4f33mh
— NASA (@NASA) December 15, 2017
Eight minutes after launch, the first stage of the rocket landed safely at the Cape to be reused during a future mission.
The Dragon Capsule is now on its way toward a rendezvous with the International Space Station. The capsule is carrying supplies and other cargo.
Today’s launch marks the 13th operational cargo delivery flight to the I.S.S. and the first at Launch Complex 40 since a rocket explosion last year.
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