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Private Rocket Successfully Puts Satellite In Orbit for the First Time

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It may not be as exciting as the Apollo 11, but I do find exciting that SpaceX has put a commercial satellite in orbit for the first time, launching a Falcon I rocket from the Marshall Islands.

SpaceX launched a Malaysian satellite into orbit using the two-stage Falcon, a rocket developed and built from scratch by the company. The satellite, called RazakSAT, is designed to take high resolution pictures of Malaysia.

https://gizmodo.com/spacex-falcon-1-finally-gets-into-orbit-makes-history-5056064

If all goes as planned, SpaceX will soon deliver material to the International Space Station in the future. [SpaceX]

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