The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with the Dragon capsule was launched from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, carrying four crew members to the International Space Station.
IMAGE: The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with the Dragon capsule before launch. Photograph: Joe Skipper/Reuters
IMAGE: The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral. Photograph: Joe Skipper/Reuters
IMAGE: The Dragon capsule has on board Commander Nicole Mann, Pilot Josh Cassada, Roscosmos Cosmonaut Anna Kikina and Mission Specialist Koichi Wakata from the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency. Photograph: Joe Skipper/Reuters
IMAGE: Koichi Wakata and Anna Kikina depart the crew quarters before the launch. Photograph: Joe Skipper/Reuters
IMAGE: The SpaceX Falcon 9 in flight. Photograph: Steve Nesius/Reuters
IMAGE: The SpaceX Falcon 9 in mid air. Photograph: Joe Skipper/Reuters
IMAGE: The SpaceX Falcon 9's smoke trail. Photograph: Joe Skipper/Reuters
IMAGE: Members of the media work to take the best shot. Photograph: Steve Nesius/Reuters
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