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SpaceX CRS-2 Static Fire

By Marc Boucher
Status Report
February 27, 2013
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SpaceX CRS-2 Static Fire
SpaceX CRS2 static fire test.
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On Monday, February 25, 2013 at 1:30 PM ET, SpaceX conducted a successful static fire test of the Falcon 9 rocket, in advance of a targeted March mission to the International Space Station.
The nine-engine test took place at the company’s Space Launch Complex 40 at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station as part of a full launch dress rehearsal leading up to SpaceX CRS-2, the second official cargo resupply mission under NASA’s Commercial Resupply Services (CRS) contract. The first launch opportunity for CRS-2 is currently scheduled for 10:10 AM ET on Friday, March 1

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