NASA hails SpaceX launch as ‘a new era’ for spaceflight: The era of government-run missions into space was historically altered Tuesday morning when SpaceX, a private rocket company in Hawthorne, launched a capsule into orbit to later dock with the International Space Station.
Photo: The Falcon 9 rocket streaks into the sky behind a model of NASA’s space shuttle at the Kennedy Space Center, heading for a rendezvous with the International Space Station and opening a new era of dollar-driven spaceflight. Credit: Craig Rubadoux / Associated Press
