Watch tonight's SpaceX launch online (8:35pm ET)

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Weather will determine whether the launching takes place on time. Forecasts on Saturday gave a 60 percent chance of clear skies on Sunday, with conditions improving on Monday and Tuesday.

SpaceX did successfully launch a capsule to the space station in a test flight in May, but Sunday’s launching will be the first of a dozen flights under a $1.6 billion contract with NASA. The cargo will include a freezer that can store laboratory samples at temperatures as low as minus-300 degrees Fahrenheit, as well as clothing and food for the crew.

NASA TV: http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/nasatv/index.html

[Suich]

1. Thanks!

[Whovian]

2. Gives me a great idea. An orbital laundromat or dry cleaners?

Those folks are stuck up there for a long time with limited clothing. I'm calling Richard Branson!

[bananas]

3. Spacex website coverage will start 7:55pm ET

http://www.spacex.com/webcast/

[pokerfan]

4. All systems are go at T minus 34 minutes

http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/nasatv/index.html

[derby378]

5. Tuned in right now!

[backscatter712]

6. Liftoff! Oh, and I've got to say something.

The videos of the second stage Merlin engine's exhaust nozzle glowing red hot like a branding iron is just badass!!!

[pokerfan]

7. Dragon is in orbit!

Beautiful nighttime launch.

[pokerfan]

8. ... and a YouTube of the launch

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9. solar panels deployed

and Dragon is on its way to the ISS!