SpaceX Tests New Vehicle For Returning Payloads From LEO

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CAPE CANAVERAL—A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket dispatched a new spacecraft designed to return science samples and items manufactured in microgravity back to Earth, a service the company intends to sell to researchers and entrepreneurs. The Falcon 9, flying for the 29th time, lifted off at 6:53 a.m. EDT...
Irene Klotz

Irene Klotz is Senior Space Editor for Aviation Week, based in Cape Canaveral. Before joining Aviation Week in 2017, Irene spent 25 years as a wire service reporter covering human and robotic spaceflight, commercial space, astronomy, science and technology for Reuters and United Press International.

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