T' first demonstration flight o' SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon capsule for NASA's Commercial Orbital Transportation Services (COTS) program successfully lifted off from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida on Wednesday, ya bilge rat, Dec. 8. SpaceX launch controllers report t' Falcon 9 rocket's second stage is performin' as planned t' place t' Dragon 9 capsule into low Earth orbit. Ahoy! This be t' first o' three Falcon 9 test launches.