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Rocket: Falcon 9
Payload: Dragon
Date: June 4, 2010
Window: 11 a.m.-3 p.m. EDT (1500-1900 GMT)
Site: SLC-40, Cape Canaveral, Florida

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First Falcon 9 rocket blasts off
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Posted: June 4, 2010


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The experimental test flight of the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches from Cape Canaveral's Complex 40 at 2:45 p.m. EDT on Friday, June 4. This collection of images was taken from the NASA Causeway viewing site four miles south of the launch pad.

Credit: Spaceflight Now photos by Ben Cooper

















Credit: Spaceflight Now photos by Ben Cooper

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