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3 2 1 engine ignition and lift off. Lift
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off of the Falcon 9 rocket Dragon
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spacecraft getting ready to chase down
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the International Space Station and
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deliver 6,200 lbs of supplies
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astronauts are waiting on board.
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>> A glowing trail lit up New Jersey's
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pre-dawn sky this morning as a SpaceX
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rocket blasted off from Florida. The
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Falcon 9 launched from Cape Canaveral at
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6:33 carrying an uncrewed Dragon
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spacecraft bound for the International
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Space Station. On board more than 6,300
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lbs of supplies, scientific experiments,
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and equipment. The mission is SpaceX's
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35th commercial resupply flight under
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its contract with NASA. The brilliant
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display had a simple explanation.
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Sunlight caught the rocket's exhaust
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high above Earth while the ground below
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remained dark. That illuminated plume
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spread across the sky creating the
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appearance of a glowing space jellyfish.
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Dragon is scheduled to reach the Space
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Station Thursday, October 15th and dock
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with its Harmony module.
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