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SpaceX rocket successfully launches

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The Falcon 9 SpaceX rocket lifts off from space launch complex 40 at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Cape Canaveral, Fla., early Tuesday, May 22, 2012. This launch marks the first time a private company has sent its own rocket to deliver supplies to the International Space Station.

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The Falcon 9 SpaceX rocket lifts off early Tuesday, May 22, 2012.

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The Falcon 9 SpaceX rocket lifts off early Tuesday, May 22, 2012.

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The Falcon 9 SpaceX rocket lifts off early Tuesday, May 22, 2012.

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The Falcon 9 SpaceX rocket lifts off early Tuesday, May 22, 2012.

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The Falcon 9 SpaceX rocket lifts off early Tuesday, May 22, 2012.

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The Falcon 9 SpaceX rocket is seen during a time exsposure as it lifts off from space launch complex Tuesday, May 22, 2012.
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