The private space company SpaceX successfully launched one of its Falcon 1 rockets last night and put an Malaysian optical satellite in orbit. It's the first time a private company has delivered a satellite in orbit, and hopefully it bodes well for SpaceX's next project. The company is planning to launch its much larger Falcon 9 rocket to deliver supplies to the International Space Station. Testing of the Falcon 9 is slated to be done at Cape Canaveral later this year.