A SpaceX mission

lifts off into the afternoon sky, carrying supplies to the International Space Station.

A SpaceX mission to send supplies to the International Space Station lifted off at 4:30 p.m. Monday, with a previously flown rocket carrying a spacecraft that traveled to the station two years ago.

The company’s workhorse Falcon 9 rocket launched from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. The Dragon capsule atop the rocket separated and headed toward the space station 10 minutes after launch, and the live stream showed the capsule’s solar arrays opening a few minutes later.

Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex closed at 2:30 p.m., after reaching capacity. The complex said school groups on spring break were part of the crush, and it would have to turn away further arrivals. Guests who had pre-purchased tickets will get refunds.

Both Falcon 9 and the Dragon spacecraft for the CRS-14 mission are flight-proven, according to SpaceX. Falcon 9’s first stage previously supported the CRS-12 mission in August 2017, and Dragon previously supported the CRS-8 mission in April 2016.

The rocket for this mission will not be recovered this time, which has become almost routine for the space company.

Aboard the Dragon spacecraft was about 5,800 pounds of cargo. The Dragon is expected to attach to the space station Wednesday, starting a one-month visit that will end with a splash down off the coast of California.

The launch comes on the heels of SpaceX’s most-recent mission, which sent 10 small satellites into orbit Saturday.

The company plans three liftoffs this month from Florida. Next, SpaceX is scheduled to launch a surveying satellite that will identify planets for NASA on April 16.