Watch SpaceX's latest rocket launch light up the morning sky

SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 rocket Friday.
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On Friday, SpaceX did a friend a favor — far above the stratosphere.

The aerospace startup, helmed by Elon Musk, executed yet another rocket launch Friday morning, achieving liftoff from Vandenberg Air Force Base near Santa Barbara, California. The Falcon 9 rocket was en route to orbit to drop off 10 satellites for communications firm Iridium, CNN explained.

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Kimberly Alters

Kimberly Alters is the news editor at TheWeek.com. She is a graduate of the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University.