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Falcon 9 Launches in Return-to-Flight Mission
SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket launches from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California on Jan. 14, 2017, carrying 10 satellites to orbit for the company Iridium. The launch was the first for SpaceX since a Falcon 9 exploded during a pre-launch test on Sept. 1, 2016.
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Falcon 9 Rocket Stages: Up and Down
The first stage of SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket heads down to Earth for a landing on a ship at sea (left) while the second stage powers 10 Iridium NEXT satellites to orbit (right) on Jan. 14, 2017.
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Almost There
The landing deck of SpaceX’s Just Read the Instructions is visible from a camera of the Falcon 9 rocket first stage during a landing just after the successful launch of 10 Iridium NEXT satellites from Vandenberg Air Force Base, California on Jan. 14, 2016.
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Falcon 9 on Drone Ship ‘Just Read the Instructions’
The first stage of SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket sits on the drone ship “Just Read the Instructions” just after landing on Jan. 14, 2017.
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Falcon 9 Poised to Launch
SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket stands poised to launch 10 Iridium NEXT satellites on Jan. 14, 2017.
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SpaceX Falcon 9 with Iridium-NEXT Satellites
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with 10 Iridium-NEXT communications satellites at Space Launch Complex 4E at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California. The rocket is scheduled to launch on Jan. 14, 2017.
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SpaceX Falcon 9 Rocket on the Pad
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket topped with 10 Iridium-NEXT communications satellites on the pad ahead of a planned Jan. 14, 2017 liftoff.
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Working on Iridium NEXT
An engineer works on one of 10 Iridium NEXT satellites prior to its launch into orbit on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket.
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Iridium NEXT Satellite Artist’s View
An artist’s illustration of an Iridium NEXT satellite in orbit.
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