Falcon 9 / Dragon Inaugural Flight Update

The SpaceX team kicked off 2010 with the successful full duration orbit insertion firing of the Falcon 9 second stage at our Texas test site (details below).

This was the final stage firing required for launch, so the second stage will soon be packaged for shipment and should arrive at Cape Canaveral by end of month. Depending on how well full vehicle integration goes, launch should occur one to three months later.2009 was an exciting year for SpaceX. In July, with the successful launch of R [...]

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