SES-9 Hopes To Be First To Launch On Falcon 9 Engine Upgrade

Credit: SpaceX
PARIS – Luxembourg fleet operator SES says it now plans to be the first customer to launch atop an upgraded version of the Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) Falcon 9 rocket, which is expected to fly a more powerful Merlin 1D engine as early as the second quarter of this year. “Our plan is to...

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