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SpaceX Gets License, Now They’ve Got to Actually Fly Something….

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on September 14, 2008

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SpaceX faces biggest COTS challenge yet
Flight Global

“Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) is preparing for what it admits is the toughest milestone yet for NASA’s commercial orbital transportation services programme (COTS), following the granting of its Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) operational licence by the US Air Force.

“The licence will enable SpaceX to initiate launch operations for its Falcon 9 rocket…”

SpaceX launches DragonLab for recoverable scientific payload service
Flight Global

“Space Exploration Technologies is offering its Dragon capsule as a recoverable science cargo spacecraft with a first commercial flight target of 2010.

With the ability to return up to 3,000kg (6,600lb) of payload to Earth, SpaceX envisages that uses for its “DragonLab” will include instruments and sensor testing, radio and microgravity research, Earth observation and space environment and materials studies.”

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