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DECEMBER 24, 2016
BLAST OFF
On August 14, 2016, a SpaceX Falcon 9 rock-
et launched from Cape Canaveral Air Force
Station in Florida and safely shepherded a
commercial communications satellite into
Earth’s orbit. By the end of 2016, the aero-
space company had reported six successful
landings — two on land and four at sea — of
its reusable Falcon 9 rocket. Such rockets
could transform spaceflight by making it
cheaper and more efficient.
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