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Falcon 9 Static Fire conducted ahead of JCSAT-16 mission

Falcon 9 Static Fire conducted ahead of JCSAT-16 mission

An archive of a previous Falcon 9 rocket. The booster that will send JCSAT-16 to orbit recently completed a Static Fire test. Photo Credit: SpaceX

SpaceX performed their customary Static Fire test of the Falcon 9 that will be used to loft the JCSAT-16 satellite into orbit. According to US Launch Report, the approximately three-second firing took placearound 11 p.m. EDT Aug 10 (03:00 GMT Aug 11)…

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Watch a high-speed footage of past SpaceX launches

Watch a high-speed footage of past SpaceX launches

The video shows what SpaceX has been up to these past few months. SpaceX/Flickr If you didn’t get the chance to watch previous SpaceX missions blast off, this video can bring you up to speed. It shows what the private space corporation has been up to these past few months, including the engine burn and launch of the May mission that carried Japanese communications satellite JCSAT-14 to orbit.…

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SpaceX tests Falcon 9 ‘life leader’ at McGregor

SpaceX tests Falcon 9 ‘life leader’ at McGregor

In early May, the second Falcon 9 first stage to successfully land at sea on an ocean-going platform returned to Port Canaveral. Photo Credit: Jacques van Oene / SpaceFlight Insider

The Falcon 9 core that helped propel the JCSAT-14 satellite toward orbit before landing downrange on a landing platform has undergone a full duration test firing. According to NASASpaceflight, the stage was taken to…

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Instagram video by SpaceX • May 14, 2016 at 7:42pm UTC

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Tactical Crane Operations

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