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SPACEX FALCON 9 LAUNCH

These photos BEST viewed with the slideshow button in upper right. Click on "space shuttle" in upper left for more launch coverage.The Spacex Falcon 9 rocket lifts off from Cape Canaveral Air Force base at 3:44 a.m. on May 22, 2012. It is the first private, commercial rocket to be built and launched. It will dock and deliver supplies to the International Space Station. The rocket also contained the cremated remains of 308 people, including James Doohan, the actor who played "Scotty" in the original Star Trek TV series, as well as the ashes of Mercury astronaut Gordon Cooper. These photos taken from the roof of the VAB (vehicle assembly building) Click on the "home" icon in upper left for full gallery list.
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Spacex Falcon 9 on pad just before liftoff.
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Spacex Falcon 9 on pad just before liftoff.

  • Video clip of the first attempt to launch the Spacex Falcon 9 on Saturday May 19,2012. The launch failed when the engines were cutoff seconds after starting due to a valve failure.
  • Video of the Spacex Falcon 9 launch from the roof of the VAB at Kennedy Space Center.
  • The launch photos were taken from the roof of the VAB, just above the field of stars on the large American flag - about 500 feet up.
  • Spacex Falcon 9 on pad just before liftoff.
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