Second attempt to launch commercial rocket a success so far
JUN 04, 2010
DOI: 10.1063/PT.5.024391
SPACE.com : Space Exploration Technologies ( SpaceX ), a private spaceflight company, succeeded on its second attempt to launch its new commercial rocketâmdash;Falcon 9âmdash;from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida at 14:45 EDT today. The previous attempt, 90 minutes earlier, failed two seconds before ignition when the rocket went into a safe mode. The rocket is designed to replace the soon-to-be decommissioned space shuttle as a means of hauling cargo to the International Space Station. The use of commercial launchers is a key feature of President Obama’s new plan for NASA.
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