article_snippet.sent: A historic SpaceX launch that could change the way man gets to space blasted off today from Florida under perfect conditions.
article_snippet.sent: a booster was programmed, following separation 2.5 minutes after liftoff, to flip around and fly to the platform dubbed 'Just Read the Instructions' in the Atlantic ocean .
article_snippet.sent: the launch took place at 4.10 ET from Florida under perfect conditions, after a attempt had to be scrubbed on Monday due to lightning .
article_snippet.sent: At liftoff time, the ISS was soaring over Australia.
article_snippet.sent: The booster was programmed, following separation 2.5 minutes after liftoff, to flip around and fly to the platform dubbed 'Just Read the Instructions.'
article_snippet.sent: The launch sequence as it happened.
article_snippet.sent: This image was taken on Monday, before the attempt was scrubbed due to bad weather .