Dragon has separated and the solar arrays have deployed, SpaceX has announced.
With this achievement, ...
SpaceX is the first commercial company in history to successfully launch a spacecraft towards the International Space Station.
“The significance of this day cannot be overstated. While there is a lot of work ahead to successfully complete this mission, we are off to a good start,” said NASA Administrator Charles Bolden.
“For us, it was like winning the Super Bowl,” said Elon Musk, the founder, CEO and chief designer of SpaceX.
The historic launch comes after several delays at the last second. If everything goes as planned, the Dragon capsule should dock with the ISS in three days.
After that, the Dragon will remain connected to the station for about three weeks while the astronauts empty it and load used scientific equipment from the ISS for the return to Earth.
Watch the live stream/replay of the launch below.
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