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SpaceX Corporation launched its Falcon I rocket today from Kwajalein Atoll.  Liftoff occurred at 6:00 PM PDT, following two previous launch aborts this week.
The first stage was completely successful, although there appeared to be some problems with the second stage. The sub-orbital flight reached an altitude of 300 km, and is on a traectory for re-entry. It was intended to go into orbit, but contact was lost before this could be accomplished
This is the second launch for the low-cost SpaceX rocket, and the first successful launch for the company.  The previous launch had a successful lift-off, but failed 35 seconds into the flight and crashed near to the launch pad due to a fuel leak in the engine.
SpaceX Falcon I launches from Kwajalein Atoll