Falcon 9 Two-stage Launch Vehicle

The two-stage Falcon 9 launch vehicle lifts off Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center carrying the Dragon resupply spacecraft to the International Space Station. Liftoff was at 9:39 a.m. EST. On its 10th commercial resupply services mission to the International Space Station, Dragon will bring up 5,500 pounds of supplies and new science experiments and equipment for technology research.

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