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Thursday March 22, 2007 3:06 pm
SpaceX Relaunches Falcon-1
Real life counterpart “Astronaut Farmer” Elon Musk has launched his own rocket from the Kwajalein Atoll in the South Pacific. The 21 m-long Falcon-1 rose to a height of 200 miles. This is the second time he has attempted a launch, but a previous fuel leak shut down the main engine after only 29 seconds. Musk, the co-founder of Paypal, is hoping to lower the cost of going into space by creating his new company Space Exploration Technologies Corporation (SpaceX). Considering that it would cost us $20 million to get us out there now, we are hoping he will continue his efforts.
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