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SpaceX Launches Falcon 9 and Dragon Into Orbit

By Keith Cowing
December 8, 2010
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SpaceX Launches Falcon 9 and Dragon Into Orbit
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SpaceX made its first SpaceX Falcon 9/Dragon demonstration launch for NASA’s Commercial Orbital Transportation Services (COTS) program this morning. Launch occurred at 10:43 am EST. The Dragon spacecraft is in orbit and will return to Earth later today.

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