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The Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon spacecraft loaded with cargo rolled overnight to the launch pad at Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station.
Today's launch time is 3:25 p.m. EDT with an instantaneous launch window to allow a link up with the International Space Station.
The weather forecast still offers a 40 percent chance of acceptable conditions at launch time and meteorologists will spend the day surveying the skies for signs of thick clouds or other launch rule violations.
UPDATE: the Dragon launched without incident at exactly 3:25 PM EST. It is now in final burn and by now is in Earth orbit, in preparation to dock with International Space Station.
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