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SpaceX Launches Used Supply Ship on Used Rocket for NASA

by Associated Press

   CAPE CANAVERAL, FLORIDA --

   SpaceX has launched a used supply ship on a used rocket to the
   International Space Station.
   The Falcon rocket blasted off from Cape Canaveral, Florida, on Monday,
   hoisting a Dragon capsule full of food, experiments and other station
   goods for NASA.
   The Dragon and its 6,000-pound shipment should reach the space station
   Wednesday. The station astronauts will use a robot arm to grab it.
   It's the second trip to the orbiting lab for this particular Dragon,
   recycled following a visit two years ago. The Falcon's first-stage
   booster also flew before -- last summer.
   SpaceX has combined a recycled Dragon and a recycled Falcon once
   before. The company aims to reduce launch costs by reusing rocket
   parts.
   The space station is currently home to astronauts from the U.S., Russia
   and Japan.