Just like old times, a rocket headed for space lit up the night sky over central Florida early this morning. There was a twist, however. It wasn't a NASA rocket, but the Falcon 9 of SpaceX putting the company's Dragon capsule into orbit. If all goes well, Dragon will rendezvous with ISS on Thursday and be grabbed and berthed by the station's robotic arm.
The successful launch came shortly after a last second abort Saturday. The quick recovery by the SpaceX engineering team might make this mornimg's achievement more impressive than otherwise. Executing the entire mission, however, is still critically important, and that's still to be done.
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