--- description: The supply rocket carries 4,300 pounds of goods title: SpaceX Rocket Launches for International Space Station image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blte3acd61438900d14/6987eb06524fc0bb2adf0375/space-station_gros-1.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Science](/section/science/) ## Science Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [A Year In Space](/tag/a-year-in-space/) ## A Year In Space Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # SpaceX Rocket Launches for International Space Station by [Laura Stampler](/author/laura-stampler/) ## Laura Stampler Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Updated: Dec 15, 2023 4:13 AM CUTPublished: Apr 14, 2015 7:52 PM CUT  The Falcon 9 SpaceX rocket lifts off from launch at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Cape Canaveral, Fla., on Apr. 14, 2015. The Falcon 9 SpaceX rocket lifts off from launch at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Cape Canaveral, Fla., on Apr. 14, 2015.John Raoux—AP by [Laura Stampler](/author/laura-stampler/) ## Laura Stampler Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Updated: Dec 15, 2023 4:13 AM CUTPublished: Apr 14, 2015 7:52 PM CUT SpaceX launched a cargo ship to the International Space Station Tuesday at 4:10 p.m. from Florida’s Cape Canaveral. The Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon capsule were scheduled for liftoff Monday, but the launch was postponed because of weather and, as creator Elon Musk put it, the fact that the “moon was in the way.” > [](https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/587715056432889856) > [](https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/587724440667947008) One of the deliveries—in what [_MarketWatch_](http://www.marketwatch.com/story/elon-musk-on-spacex-launch-moon-was-in-the-way-2015-04-14 "undefined")reports as SpaceX’s sixth resupply mission—is an espresso machine for Italian astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti. 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