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SpaceX Launches Falcon 1

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the up-up-and-away dept.

ron_ivi writes "SpaceX has successfully launched it's first Falcon 1 rocket from the Kwajalein atoll in the middle of the Pacific Ocean today carrying a satellite for U.S. Air Force Academy that was originally scheduled to fly on the Space Shuttle Atlantis."

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  1. Not launched yet! by Gogo+Dodo · · Score: 4, Informative

    The SpaceX Falcon 1 has not launched as of 4:08 p.m. EST. In fact, it's on hold for an hour. Somebody jumped the gun with the story. You can follow live coverage at SpaceFlight Now or Space.com