First SpaceX Falcon Rocket Elevated at Vandenberg
Credit: SPACEX
In another major commercial step to attack the "high-cost culture" of the U.S. launch industry, the first privately financed SpaceX Falcon low-cost orbital-mission booster has been mounted on its pad for checkout at Vandenberg AFB, Calif. The 70-ft. vehicle is being prepared to loft a U.S. Naval...
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