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September 23, 2021

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SpaceX poised for back-to-back launches Sunday at Cape Canaveral

August 29, 2020

SpaceX is readying two Falcon 9 rockets for a pair of flights nine hours apart Sunday from separate pads along Florida’s Space Coast. Weather permitting, the back-to-back departures Sunday would mark shortest span between two orbital-class launches from Cape Canaveral since 1966.

Auto-destruct system seen as a key to ramping up launch tempos

February 25, 2017

The U.S. Air Force says the demonstration of an automated safety system on last week’s Falcon 9 rocket launch will slash and costs and hasten turnarounds between missions from military-operated ranges in Florida and California.