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Falcon 9 rocket powers into space with satellite for Turkmenistan

April 28, 2015 Stephen Clark

A communications satellite for Turkmenistan soared into orbit Monday, climbing through gloomy skies over Cape Canaveral aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket to give the Central Asian nation its first foothold in space.