This evening, NASA’s next planet hunter took to the skies aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched from Cape Canaveral, Florida. After a two-day launch delay caused by issues with the rocket’s onboard guidance and navigation control systems, the Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite, or TESS, successfully blasted off.

“LIFTOFF! Our @NASA_TESS spacecraft has left the launch pad at 6:51pm ET to search for unknown worlds beyond our solar system! Watch #TESS live,” NASA announced on Twitter. About 10 minutes later, the first stage of the Falcon 9 rocket landed back on Earth, touching down on a drone ship off the Florida coast.

Barring any malfunctions, the TESS spacecraft will now settle into orbit and begin searching