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Falcon 9 lights main engines on launch pad
SPACEFLIGHT NOW
Posted: March 13, 2010


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The nine first stage engines on the 154-foot-tall Falcon 9 rocket ignited Saturday for 3.5 seconds, one of the final preflight tests for the new privately-developed booster before its scheduled April launch. The static fire occurred at 12:30 p.m. EST at Cape Canaveral, Fla.

Photo Credit: Chris Thompson/SpaceX








Photo Credit: Chris Thompson/SpaceX

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