The Falcon 9 rocket with its Dragon capsule launched on schedule at 8:35 p.m . ET from Cape Canaveral , Florida , with an orange blaze against the black night sky . The SpaceX president says it was `` just awesome '' and that he is looking forward to the next launch of a Falcon Heavy rocket. It 's the first of a dozen commercial cargo flights under a contract with NASA . The Dragon capsule is carrying 1,000 pounds of supplies to the ISS .
The SpaceX president says it was `` just awesome '' and that he is looking forward to the next launch of a Falcon Heavy rocket. It 's the first of a dozen commercial cargo flights under a contract with NASA . The Dragon capsule is carrying 1,000 pounds of supplies to the ISS .