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Space Force blasts off for the first time

By Jerry Dunleavy
Published March 26, 2020 6:08pm ET
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Space Force blasts off for the first time
A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket stands ready at launch complex 41at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station with a payload of a high Frequency satellite Wednesday, March 25, 2020, in Cape Canaveral, Fla. The launch is scheduled for Thursday afternoon. | AP Photo / John Raoux

The Space Force blasted off into space on Thursday for the first time since its creation last year with a rocket launch from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida.

The liftoff was set for 2:57 p.m. on Thursday, and there was a two-hour launch window. The space-faring spectacle could be watched live online.

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