This is a big one for SpaceX - godspeed Falcon! -steve All known rocket anomalies have been resolved, SpaceX officials wrote in a status update Monday (Dec. 2). Its protective payload fairing is 17 feet (5.1 m) wide, large enough to fit a bus inside. space/23807-spacex-rocket-launch-today-webcast.html In an unprecedented launch event for SpaceX, the upper stage engine on the next generation Falcon 9 booster absolutely must restart in flight for a second time in order for the commercial SES-8 payload to be delivered to geostationary transfer orbit (GTO). universetoday/106863/upper-stage-engine-restart-essential-to-high-stakes-spacex-mission-success-for-dec-3-launch-attempt/
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