SpaceX Launches Falcon 9 Rocket – Dragon is in Orbit!
The Falcon 9 rocket built by SpaceX, has lifted off and is on its first full test flight. Its Dragon capsule is empty and unmanned but plans are to fill it in the months ahead with cargo – and ultimately an astronaut – to transport to the space station. This is great news for private space travel and of course NASA as they will need to use the commercial space service in the years to come.
SpaceX is developing a family of launch vehicles and spacecraft that will increase reliability and performance of space transportation, while ultimately reducing costs by a factor of ten. With the Falcon 1 and Falcon 9 rockets, SpaceX has a diverse manifest of launches to deliver commercial satellites to orbit. After the Space Shuttle retires, the Falcon 9 and SpaceXs Dragon spacecraft will start carrying cargo, including live plants and animals, to and from the International Space Station for NASA. Falcon 9 and Dragon were developed to one day
carry astronauts.
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