SpaceX Gets Lift From Merlin 1C-Powered Falcon 1 Test Flight

Credit: SPACEX
Space Exploration Technologies expects to increase payload capability of the Falcon 1 following the successful demonstration flight of a launch vehicle from the Pacific island of Omelek in the Kwajalein Atoll on Sept. 28. The Falcon 1 carried a simulated payload of 364 lb., becoming the first...

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