SpaceX launches Falcon 9 rocket carrying Dragon cargo from Kennedy Space Center

BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. — After some delays, we were able to see a rocket launch this weekend.

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SpaceX launched its Falcon 9 rocket on Saturday, carrying a Dragon cargo capsule from Kennedy Space Center.

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The rocket was set to blast off from Launch Complex 39A at 2:20 p.m.

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This cargo will help deliver science equipment and supplies to the crew at the International Space Station, including a study to grow dwarf tomatoes in space.

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Watch this video of the Artemis mission below:

VIDEO: NASA’s Artemis I rocket begins journey to moon NASA and others around the world are celebrating another historic moment on Florida’s Space Coast. (Q McCray, WFTV.com/WFTV)

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