Falcon 9 Soars On Debut Flight

By Irene Klotz iklotz@rocketmail.com
CAPE CANAVERAL AIR FORCE STATION, Fla.

Overcoming a main engine abort, a Flight Termination System communications glitch and a boat that strayed into the launch danger zone, Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) successfully launched its debut Falcon 9 rocket Friday afternoon on a test flight prior to a demonstration mission for NASA this summer.

Rising from a refurbished Titan launch complex at Cape ...

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