--- title: SpaceX Rocket Launches for International Space Station description: The supply rocket carries 4,300 pounds of goods canonical: https://time.com/3821652/spacex-launch/ author: Laura Stampler article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2015-04-14T19:52:44.000Z article:modified_time: 2023-12-15T04:13:04.000Z article:section: Science og:title: SpaceX Rocket Launches for International Space Station og:description: It is packed with 4,300 pounds of supplies og:url: https://time.com/3821652/spacex-launch/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blte3acd61438900d14/6987eb06524fc0bb2adf0375/space-station_gros-1.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 2560 og:image:height: 1440 og:image:alt: The Falcon 9 SpaceX rocket lifts off from launch at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Cape Canaveral, Fla., on Apr. 14, 2015. og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: SpaceX Rocket Launches for International Space Station twitter:description: It is packed with 4,300 pounds of supplies twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blte3acd61438900d14/6987eb06524fc0bb2adf0375/space-station_gros-1.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # SpaceX Rocket Launches for International Space Station > Sponsored content. 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Time follows Kelly and his twin brother, Mark, as they work the test the boundaries of long-term space travel._ by [Laura Stampler](https://time.com/author/laura-stampler/) ## Laura Stampler Updated: Dec 15, 2023 4:13 AM UTCPublished: Apr 14, 2015 7:52 PM UTC  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](https://time.com/author/laura-stampler/) ## Laura Stampler Updated: Dec 15, 2023 4:13 AM UTCPublished: Apr 14, 2015 7:52 PM UTC SpaceX launched a cargo ship to the International Space Station Tuesday at 4:10 p.m. from Florida’s Cape Canaveral. 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