The world's most powerful rocket has blasted into space from a launchpad in Florida.
The private company SpaceX, led by South African entrepreneur Elon Musk, will be putting a red sports car into orbit in a project that could pave the way for tourists to go into space.
Our US Correpsondent Simon Marks reports.
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