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SpaceX Successfully Launches Falcon 1

September 29, 2008

Go Elon!

The Planetary Society is celebrating today after Elon Musk, a member of The Planetary Society's Board of Directors, and his SpaceX team launched their Falcon 1 rocket and placed a payload in Earth orbit.

Congratulations, SpaceX!

Click to enlarge > Launch of Falcon 1 Falcon 1 Flight 4 soars into space from its launch pad in the Kwajalein Atoll in the Central Pacific on Sunday, September 28, 2008. The Falcon 1 is the first launch vehicle of the 21st Century and became the first privately-developed liquid fuel rocket to orbit the Earth. Credit: SpaceX