The SpaceX Falcon 9 test rocket lifts off from complex 40 at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Cape Canaveral, Fla. The rocket carried a mock-up of the company's spacecraft, named Dragon. The goal is to put the capsule into orbit. NASA hopes to use the Falcon-Dragon combo for hauling cargo and possibly astronauts to the International Space Station, once the shuttles stop flying. SpaceX, or Space Exploration Technologies, was founded eight years ago by Elon Musk, a South African-born entrepreneur who co-founded PayPal. (AP Photo/John Raoux)
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