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WATCH: SpaceX to launch Falcon 9 rocket from Kennedy Space Center

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — SpaceX is counting down to another Falcon 9 rocket launch from the Kennedy Space Center.

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Some of the scientific research aboard the Dragon 2 capsule are experiments on the immune system, wound healing, soil communities, and testing an alternative to concrete.

This will be the 25th SpaceX cargo resupply mission to the ISS and the fifth launch for this particular first-stage booster.

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Previous missions include CRS-22, Crew-3, Turksat 5B, and Crew-4 missions.

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Matt Reeser

Matt Reeser, WFTV.com

Matt Reeser joined WFTV in 1998 as a news photographer and has worked for television stations in Kentucky and West Virginia.