Credit: REUTERS/MIKE BLAKECAPE CANAVERAL, Fla., May 23 (Reuters) - High-tech entrepreneur Elon Musk's SpaceX company launched a Falcon 9 rocket from Florida on Thursday on a mission to carry the first batch of five dozen small satellites into low-Earth orbit for his new Starlink internet service.
The rocket blasted off from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station at about 10:30 p.m. local time (0230 GMT Friday), marking a milestone in a global enterprise aimed at generating cash for Musk's larger ambitions in space.
(Reporting by Joey Roulette in Cape Canaveral, Fla. Writing by Steve Gorman Editing by Paul Tait)
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