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SpaceX Targeting Dec. 19 ‘Return to Flight’ Liftoff for Falcon 9 after June Mishap
File photo of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket after successful static hot-fire test on June 13, 2014 on Pad 40 at Cape Canaveral, FL. New ‘Return to Flight’ Falcon 9 launch is slated for Dec. 19, 2015 of ORBCOMM OG2 mission with eleven OG2 satellites. Credit: Ken Kremer/kenkremer.com
SpaceX announced today (Dec. 10) that the aerospace firm is now targeting Dec. 19 as the target date for the ‘Return to Flight’ of their Falcon 9 rocket, and comes approximately six months after their last launch in late June 2015 ended suddenly in a catastrophic mid-air calamity resulting in total destruction of the rocket carrying out a critical cargo mission for NASA to the International Space Station (ISS).
The Falcon 9 ‘Return to Flight’ launch attempt from Cape Canaveral, Florida was confirmed by SpaceX CEO and chief designer Elon Musk via twitter this morning.
The tentative Falcon 9 launch (…)
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Post tags: cape canaveral, Commercial Space, Elon Musk, Falcon 9 rocket, Falcon 9 rocket explosion, NASA, OG2, ORBCOMM OG2, SLC-40, SpaceX
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Source: http://www.universetoday.com/123814/spacex-targeting-dec-19-return-to-flight-liftoff-for-falcon-9-after-june-mishap/
