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| SpaceX successfully launches rocket after Saturday setback | SpaceX successfully launches rocket after Saturday setback |
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| Private rocket firm SpaceX has successfully launched a rocket carrying a cargo ship for the International Space Station following the postponement of take-off on Saturday because of technical problems. | Private rocket firm SpaceX has successfully launched a rocket carrying a cargo ship for the International Space Station following the postponement of take-off on Saturday because of technical problems. |
| Witnesses said the rocket was only briefly visible before making its way into the clouds. | Witnesses said the rocket was only briefly visible before making its way into the clouds. |
| The launch was made from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. | The launch was made from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. |
| The rocket successfully landed on the ground nine minutes after taking off. | The rocket successfully landed on the ground nine minutes after taking off. |
| The touchdown is part of the company's strategy of returning rockets to earth so they can be reused rather than jettisoning them in the ocean after a single launch. | |
| Moments after the rocket landed, the SpaceX Dragon supply ship successfully reached orbit, prompting cheers inside the SpaceX Mission Control room. | Moments after the rocket landed, the SpaceX Dragon supply ship successfully reached orbit, prompting cheers inside the SpaceX Mission Control room. |
| The Dragon is now making its way to the International Space Station, and is expected to arrive on Wednesday. | The Dragon is now making its way to the International Space Station, and is expected to arrive on Wednesday. |
| On 14 January SpaceX resumed flights by launching a Falcon 9 vehicle from the Vandenberg Air Force Base on the California coast. | On 14 January SpaceX resumed flights by launching a Falcon 9 vehicle from the Vandenberg Air Force Base on the California coast. |
| It was the first mission by the company since one of its vehicles exploded on the launch pad in September. | It was the first mission by the company since one of its vehicles exploded on the launch pad in September. |
| Elon Musk, the founder of SpaceX, wants his company to be at the forefront of the race involving several companies to deploy satellite-based internet services over the next few years. | Elon Musk, the founder of SpaceX, wants his company to be at the forefront of the race involving several companies to deploy satellite-based internet services over the next few years. |
| The company also has a long queue of customers all waiting for a ride to orbit - including America's civil space agency (Nasa), the US military and multiple outfits in the commercial sector. | The company also has a long queue of customers all waiting for a ride to orbit - including America's civil space agency (Nasa), the US military and multiple outfits in the commercial sector. |
| But September's launch pad mishap was a spectacular reminder of just how unpredictable rockets can be sometimes. | But September's launch pad mishap was a spectacular reminder of just how unpredictable rockets can be sometimes. |