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SpaceX's Falcon 1 Rocket Reaches Orbit

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Elon Musk, founder of private spaceflight company SpaceX, sent in this photo. He writes: "[M]y favorite pic is a relatively personal one. It is the first frame from the video downlink just as Falcon 1 reached orbit. It was the fourth flight of Falcon 1 and our last chance to make orbit. If we hadn't, then SpaceX wouldn't be around."

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