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Live Stream: SpaceX Dragon Spacecraft Launch to International Space Station

SpaceX Falcon 9 launch was successful! See this SpaceRef article for further details!

Edit: Countdown reached 0, but the mission was aborted! A high chamber pressure reading was detected on Engine Number 5 of the first stage. Sometimes when a Falcon 9 experiences this it is a simple fix, but because the clock was at one second before discovery the rocket will have to go through the startup sequence again and all systems need to be rechecked prior.

New Launch Date and Time: 3:44:34 a.m. EDT, Tuesday 22 May 2012.

Watch live coverage of the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft on its way to the International Space Station. The Dragon capsule will launch aboard a Falcon 9 rocket at 0455 EST on May 19 2012. The video will play automatically at least one hour before the new launch. This video is hosted by SpaceFlightNow.


For tweeted updates on SpaceX's historic mission.

Watch live streaming video from spaceflightnow at livestream.com


Should this mission succeed (and we hope it does!) it will be the first time a commercial spacecraft has docked with the ISS. This unprecedented mission will bring the United States one step closer to eliminating reliance on Russia for launch vehicles to the ISS.

Mission Patch
Credit: SpaceX

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