SpaceX rocket lifts off for space station trial run May 23, 2012SciencescienceNewsExpert CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) – An unmanned rocket owned by privately held Space Exploration Technologies blasted off from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station on Tuesday on the first commercial flight to the International Space Station. Related PostsU.S. restarts plutonium production for space probesVoyager 1 space probe reaches outer fringe of solar systemNASA steps up security after arrest of former contractorSecond computer glitch shuts down NASA Mars rover"Scotty" to make trip to final frontier on SpaceX rocket Share this:Like this:Like Loading...