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Upgraded Falcon 9 Rocket Lifts Off
Credit: SpaceX
The upgraded Falcon 9 rocket lifted off from Vandenberg Air Force Base on a successful demonstration mission to deliver the CASSIOPE satellite to orbit. Launch took place on Sept. 29, 2013. [Read the full story.]
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Falcon 9 Lifts Off from SpaceX’s Pad at Vandenberg, September 2013
Credit: SpaceX
Falcon 9 lifts off from SpaceX’s pad at Vandenberg, carrying Canada's CASSIOPE satellite to orbit. Launch took place on Sept. 29, 2013. [Read the full story.]
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Distant Press View of Falcon 9 Launch
Credit: Rod Pyle
SpaceX's improved Falcon 9 left the pad at Vandenberg Air Force Base on Sept. 29, 2013, at just after 9 am (local time). The press watched from a remote viewing site, as the blowtorch-like flame ascended. [Read the full story.]
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Kaylee Ausbun Watches Launch of Improved Falcon 9
Credit: Rod Pyle
Kaylee Ausbun, the Air Force officer in charge of public affairs for this launch, smiles with relief as SpaceX's improved Falcon 9 rocket departs the launch pad on Sunday. To her left is Jim Spellman of the Western Spaceport chapter of the National Space Society. [Read the full story.]
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Members of the Press View Falcon 9 Launch
Credit: Rod Pyle
Assembled members of the press watch as SpaceX's improved Falcon 9 rocket departs the pad on Sunday morning, Sept. 29, 2013, at Vandenburg Air Force Base, CA. [Read the full story.]
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Vandenberg Air Force Base Sign
Credit: Rod Pyle
Vandenberg Air Force Base in central California hosted the Sept. 29, 2013, launch of SpaceX's improved Falcon 9 rocket. Launching from the west coast allows SpaceX to place payloads into polar orbits, often essential for military satellites. [Read the full story.]
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LIFTOFF! SpaceX's New Falcon 9 Rocket Launches
Credit: SpaceX
SpaceX's first next-generation Falcon 9 rocket launches on its debut test flight from Space Launch Complex 4 at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California on Sept. 29, 2013. [Read the Full Story Here]
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CASSIOPE Satellite Revealed: SpaceX Falcon 9 Launch
Credit: SpaceX
Canada's CASSIOPE space weather satellite can be seen atop the second stage of SpaceX's first upgraded Falcon 9 rocket in this view from a camera on the booster, just after payload fairing separation, during a test flight that launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California on Sept. 29, 2013. [Read the Full Story Here]
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SpaceX Falcon 9 Rocket Launch Test: 2nd Stage
Credit: SpaceX
The second stage engine of SpaceX's new upgraded Falcon 9 rocket ignites during a test flight on Sept. 29, 2013 that launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California. [Read the Full Story Here]
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SpaceX Falcon 9 Rocket Launch Test: Stage Separation
Credit: SpaceX
The first stage of SpaceX's upgraded Falcon 9 rocket can be seen falling away in this view from a camera on the rocket's second stage after a test launch from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California on Sept. 29, 2013. [Read the Full Story Here]
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SpaceX Falcon 9 Rocket V 1.1: Launch View Down
Credit: SpaceX
A camera aboard SpaceX's first upgraded Falcon 9 rocket shows the view down after launching from California's Vandenberg Air Force Base on Sept. 29, 2013. [Read the Full Story Here]
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SpaceX Falcon 9 Rocket V 1.1: Split View
Credit: SpaceX
A split view of the first upgraded SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket stands poised to launch from Space Launch Complex 4 at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California on Sept. 29, 2013. [Read the Full Story Here]
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SpaceX Falcon 9 Rocket V 1.1 Ready
Credit: SpaceX
An upgraded SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket stands poised to launch from Space Launch Complex 4 at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California on Sept. 29, 2013. [Read the Full Story Here]
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CASSIOPE Satellite Artist's Concept
Credit: MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd.
Artist's concept of the Cascade Smallsat and Ionospheric Polar Explorer (CASSIOPE) satellite. The Canadian Space Agency satellite launched into orbit aboard SpaceX's new upgraded Falcon 9 rocket. [Read the Full Story Here]
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SpaceX Falcon 9 Rocket Octaweb
Credit: SpaceX
The new circular Octaweb engine arrangement of SpaceX's nine Falcon 9 Merlin 1D engines is seen in this image. [Read the Full Story Here]
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SpaceX Falcon 9 Rocket V 1.1
Credit: SpaceX
An upgraded SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket stands poised to launch from Space Launch Complex 4 at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California in September 2013. Liftoff set for Sept. 29, 2013. [Read the Full Story Here]
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SpaceX New Falcon 9 Engine Test
Credit: SpaceX
SpaceX's new upgraded Falcon 9 rocket undergoes an static fire engine test on Sept. 19, 2013 ahead of a Sept. 29 launch testfrom Vandenberg Air Force Base in California. [Read the Full Story Here]
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SpaceX Falcon 9 Rocket V 1.1 Atop Pad
Credit: SpaceX
An upgraded SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket stands poised to launch from Space Launch Complex 4 at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California in September 2013. Liftoff set for Sept. 29, 2013. [Read the Full Story Here]








































