Valin Posted December 23, 2018 Share Posted December 23, 2018 Washington Examiner Kelly Cohen December 23, 2018 SpaceX passed a major milestone Sunday, launching its first national security mission for the United States government. The private aerospace company, owned by controversial billionaire Elon Musk, shot a $500 million GPS satellite into orbit on a Falcon 9 rocket. The satellite carried by the Falcon 9 was designed for the Air Force and constructed by Lockheed Martin. The rocket successfully left Cape Canaveral in Florida at approximately 8:51 a.m. Eastern time and successfully deployed its payload several hours later. (Snip) ____________________________________________________________________ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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