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    SpaceX Dragon Launched Successfully [VIDEO]

    SpaceX Falcon 9 Rocket at Night (Courtesy of SpaceX)SpaceX Falcon 9 Rocket at Night (Courtesy of SpaceX)The Falcon 9 rocket carrying the SpaceX Dragon capsule has launched successfully at 3:44 AM ET.

    Dragon has separated and the solar arrays have deployed, SpaceX has announced.

    [More from Mashable: How to Watch the SpaceX Launch Online]

    With this achievement, SpaceX is the first commercial company in history to send a spacecraft to the International Space Station.

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    [More from Mashable: SpaceX Capsule Slated to Soar to Space Station on Saturday]

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