The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket undergoes final preparations before launch into space from Space Launch Complex-40 on Cape Canaveral Air Force Station carrying the Dragon capsule to orbit May 18, 2012 at Cape Canaveral, Florida.

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The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket undergoes final preparations before launch into space from Space Launch Complex-40 on Cape Canaveral Air Force Station carrying the Dragon capsule to orbit May 18, 2012 at Cape Canaveral, Florida. The rocket is the first commercial space vehicle which will replace the Shuttle program.

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Size: 3432px × 5150px
Location: Cape Canaveral, FL, USA
Photo credit: © NASA Photo / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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