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Updates: SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket blasts off from historic KSC pad, lands at Cape

James Dean, and Emre Kelly
Florida Today

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched from Kennedy Space Center's historic pad 39A on Sunday, taking with it more than 5,000 pounds of cargo to the International Space Station.

The rocket's first stage came back for a successful landing at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station less than 10 minutes after the 9:39 a.m. launch.