SpaceX launches first satellites for Musk's Starlink internet service

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.: 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 , marking a milestone in a global enterprise aimed at generating cash for Musk's larger ambitions in space.

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