
The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket rises above the lightning masts on Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Air Force…

An M7-class solar flare is observed by SDO on April 18, 2014.

April 18, 2014 - The strongback structure at Space Launch Complex 40 on Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida…

April 18, 2014 - As nine engines ignite under the SpaceX Falcon 9, the rocket springs to life at Space…

April 18, 2014 -- At Cape Canaveral Air Force Station's Space Launch Complex 40, a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket stands…

April 18, 2014 -- At Cape Canaveral Air Force Station's Space Launch Complex 40, rocket grade kerosene (RP-1) and liquid…

April 18, 2014 -- In the SpaceX Mission Control Center in Hawthorne, Calif., managers and engineers monitor progress in the…

April 18, 2014 -- In the Launch Control Center at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, agency and contractor managers and…

April 18, 2014 -- SpaceX rocket lifts off from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station carrying…

April 18, 2014 -- The upgraded two-stage Falcon 9 launch vehicle (version 1.1) is a heavier rocket with increased performance…