Master Sgt. Mark Farmer from the Florida Air National

Master Sgt. Mark Farmer from the Florida Air National Guard's 114th Range Operations Squadron holds a mission patch he received after assisting with the recent launch of the Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral, Fla., May 22, the launch of Space's Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral marked the first time a private company sent a capsule to the International Space Station. The successful launch was hailed as historic, marking the beginning of an era for privately funded companies to carry out space missions for NASA.