WASHINGTON (dpa-AFX) - A SpaceX spacecraft carrying about 6,700 pounds of scientific investigations and cargo to the International Space Station was launched on Monday.
The Dragon spacecraft lifted off on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Launch Complex at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida t 4:15 a.m. ET.
About 9 minutes after launch, Dragon will separate from the rocket's second stage, open its nosecone, and begin a carefully choreographed series of thruster firings to reach the space station.
Dragon will arrive at the orbiting outpost at 8:20 a.m. Tuesday, and dock autonomously to the zenith, space-facing port of the space station's Harmony module, according to NASA.
It marked the Elon Musk-owned space technology company's 32nd commercial resupply services mission for NASA to the International Space Station.
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