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SpaceX successfully completes two Falcon 9 landings in one weekend

SpaceX has successfully launched and landed the second Falcon 9 rocket in roughly 48 hours — giving SpaceX two wins in its "weekend doubleheader." The nearly back-to-back launches are a show of...

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Iridium-2 is the first mission Falcon 9 will fly with upgraded titanium grid fins—designed to provide greater control authority and withstand high reentry heat, which is important for rocket reusability.

16.7k Likes, 66 Comments - SpaceX (@spacex) on Instagram: “Iridium-2 is the first mission Falcon 9 will fly with upgraded titanium grid fins—designed to…”

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SpaceX successfully launches and recovers second Falcon 9 in 48 hours

SpaceX has succeeded in launching another Falcon 9 into space, this time for client Iridium, a global satellite telecommunications provider. The Iridium-2..

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SpaceX aims for rarefied air with upcoming launches

No private company has successfully launched two rockets in a 48 hour time frame since United Launch Alliance did so in March 2008.

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SpaceX realigns next Falcon 9 missions

SpaceX realigns next Falcon 9 missions

SpaceX performs a static fire test on Oct. 2, 2017, on the rocket that will take the SES-11 satellite into space from Florida. On Oct. 5, the company performed a similar test on a Falcon 9 at its West Coast launch pad to support the Iridium-3 mission. Photo Credit: SpaceX

SpaceX has completed a static fire test on a Falcon 9rocket at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California. The rocket will send…

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2 launches, 2 landings, 2 days: Falcon 9 sends Iridium-2 satellites into space

2 launches, 2 landings, 2 days: Falcon 9 sends Iridium-2 satellites into space

Archive photo of the Iridium-1 launch in January 2017. The Iridium-2 launch took place at 1:25 p.m. PDT (4:25 EDT / 20:25 GMT) June 25, 2017. Photo Credit: SpaceX

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. — SpaceX launched, and landed, its second Falcon 9 in as many days when it sent 10 Iridium NEXT satellites into space. The mission, designated Iridium-2, launched at 1:25 p.m. EDT (4:25 p.m. EDT / 20:25…

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