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December 04, 2010

Falcon 9 Static Firing Aborted

Static Firing Was Aborted 1.1 Seconds Into A Planned 3 Second Burn

Friday morning SpaceX's second Falcon 9 launch vehicle attempted a static firing test at Cape Canaveral's Launch Complex 40 in preparation for a December 7th launch. That launch will be the COTS-1 Demonstration mission. The static firing was aborted 1.1 seconds into a planned 3 second burn. It was later decided not to proceed with a second attempt and the static firing was given a 24 hour scrub.

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X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle lands at Vandenberg AFB

Experimental Spacecraft Spent 220+ Days In Orbit

The U.S. Air Force's first unmanned re-entry spacecraft landed at Vandenberg Air Force Base at 0116 PST Friday.

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