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SpaceX Celebrates First Successful Rocket Launch After Explosion

SpaceX Celebrates First Successful Rocket Launch After Explosion
SpaceX Falcon rocket lifts off from Space Launch Complex 4E at Vandenberg Air Force Base, California, U.S., January 14, 2017. REUTERS/Gene Blevins TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY
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SpaceX Falcon rocket lifts off from Space Launch Complex 4E at Vandenberg Air Force Base, California, U.S., January 14, 2017. REUTERS/Gene Blevins TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

SpaceX has launched its first rocket into space since an explosion rocked its operations last year.

The Elon Musk-backed firm’s Falcon 9 rocket ascended into the sky from Vandenberg Air Force Base on the California coast.

In September, a mishap saw the firm’s launchpad engulfed by flames. A Falcon 9 rocket and its cargo were destroyed in the incident.

Stormy weather had delayed the latest launch by a week.

Watch the full video, above.

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