PHOTOS: Falcon 9 rocket soars skyward

SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket lifted off with the Dragon spacecraft at 10:10 a.m. EST (1510 GMT), bound for the International Space Station with more than 2,300 of cargo.

The mission marked the fifth launch of the Falcon 9 rocket.

See our Mission Status Center for the latest news on the launch.

Photo credit: SpaceX/Ben Cooper

Photo credit: SpaceX/Ben Cooper

Photo credit: SpaceX/Ben Cooper

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Photo credit: NASA/Tony Gray and Robert Murray

Photo credit: SpaceX/Ben Cooper

Photo credit: NASA/Tony Gray and Robert Murray

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Photo credit: SpaceX/Ben Cooper
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