Falcon 9 rockets into space in dramatic maiden flight

Powered by nine first-stage engines and the vision of an internet entrepreneur, an untried Falcon 9 rocket blasted off Friday and thundered into space on a maiden voyage intended to help pave the way for commercial resupply missions to the International Space Station. In a major milestone for the commercial launch industry, the Falcon 9's first-stage Merlin engines, fueled by liquid oxygen and RP-1 kerosene rocket fuel, roared to life at 2:45 p.m. EDT. More

(Source: CNET - Jun 4)