SpaceX rocket with unmanned U.S. capsule blasts off for space station

SpaceX's 16-foot-tall (4.9 meter) Crew Dragon capsule, atop a Falcon 9 rocket, lifted off from Florida's Kennedy Space Center at 2:49 a.m. (0749 GMT), carrying a test dummy nicknamed Ripley.The capsule successfully separated from the rocket about 11 minutes later, sparking cheers in the control room, and began its journey to the space station.The space station's three-member crew was expected to greet the capsule, carrying 400 pounds (181 kg) of supplies and test equipment, early Sunday morning,