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Falcon 1 reaches orbit

1points Posted 284 days, 15 hours ago by skribe
 

The first privately developed rocket has reached orbit.

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Falcon 1, a two-stage rocket created by Elon Musk's SpaceX company, is the first privately developed rocket to reach orbit.  It reached a speed of 5200 metres per second and a height in excess of 328km, which is higher than the orbit of the International Space Station.

Source: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=To-XOPgaGsQ

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