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The Falcon 9 SpaceX rocket lifts off from space launch complex 40 at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Cape Canaveral, Fla., early Tuesday, May 22, 2012. This launch marks the first time, a private company sends its own rocket to deliver supplies to the International Space Station.(AP Photo/John Raoux)

Private supply ship rockets toward space station

A first-of-its-kind commercial supply ship rocketed toward the International Space Station following a successful liftoff early Tuesday, opening a new era of dollar-driven spaceflight. The SpaceX company made history as its Falcon 9 rocket rose from its seaside launch pad and pierced the pre-dawn sky, aiming for a rendezvous in ...

Private rocket blasts off for space station

A commercial rocket blasted off early Tuesday with a load of supplies for the International Space Station, opening a new era of dollar-driven spaceflight. The SpaceX company made history as its Falcon 9 rocket rose from its seaside launch pad and pierced the pre-dawn sky, aiming for a rendezvous later ...

Private rocket blasts off for space station

A commercial rocket has blasted off with a load of supplies for the International Space Station. The SpaceX company's Falcon 9 rocket took flight at 3:44 a.m. Tuesday from Cape Canaveral, Florida, opening a new era of spaceflight. It carried a capsule named Dragon that is packed with 1,000 pounds ...

A commercial rocket blasts off for International Space Station, opening new era of spaceflight

A commercial rocket blasts off for International Space Station, opening new era of spaceflight.

A commercial rocket blasts off for International Space Station, opening new era of spaceflight

A commercial rocket blasts off for International Space Station, opening new era of spaceflight.

Today in History

Today is Tuesday, May 22, the 143rd day of 2012. There are 223 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On May 22, 1972, President Richard Nixon began a visit to the Soviet Union, during which he and Kremlin leaders signed the Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty. On this date: ...

Chicago braces for last day of large NATO protests

Demonstrators launched another round of protests Monday in the final hours of the NATO summit, marching through an unusually quiet downtown Chicago to the headquarters of Boeing and President Barack Obama's re-election campaign. On the second and last day of the international meeting, the demonstrations were notably smaller than weekend ...

Who will drones target? Who in the US will decide?

White House counterterror chief John Brennan has seized the lead in guiding the debate on which terror leaders will be targeted for drone attacks or raids, establishing a new procedure to vet both military and CIA targets. The move concentrates power over the use of lethal U.S. force outside war ...

FILE - In this Sept. 7, 2011 file photo, White House counterterrorism adviser John Brennan speaks in Washington. The Pentagon is likely to be largely sidelined from decisions on which terror leaders are targeted for drone attacks. The plan, aimed at streamlining the counterterror war, would concentrate the power to strike with lethal U.S. force outside war zones within one small team at the White House.  (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

Who will drones target? Who in the US will decide?

White House counterterror chief John Brennan has seized the lead in guiding the debate on which terror leaders will be targeted for drone attacks or raids, establishing a new procedure to vet both military and CIA targets. The move concentrates power over the use of lethal U.S. force outside war ...

A protester stands before Chicago Police  at the Art Institute where First Lady Michelle Obama is hosting a dinner for the spouses of NATO dignitaries during this weekend's summit in Chicago Sunday, May 20, 2012. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)

After NATO summit, questions about protest mindset

For activists, the NATO summit in Chicago served as one big stage from which to air a broad range of grievances — not just the war in Afghanistan or other actions of the 63-year-old military alliance. In their effort to maximize turnout, organizers were quick to welcome a wide variety ...

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