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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — The CRS-17 Dragon capsule was lofted into space atop a Block 5 Falcon 9 rocket, which took off at 2:48 a.m. EDT (06:48 GMT) May 4, 2019. The mission got underway from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. It was the second of five missions under an extended cargo resupply contract awarded to SpaceX in 2016. Photos courtesy of Scott Schilke and Andy Sokol