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SpaceX test-fires Falcon 9 rocket before GPS launch – Spaceflight Now – Spaceflight Now
A Falcon 9 rocket test-fires its nine Merlin 1D engines Saturday at 7 p.m. EDT (2300 GMT). Credit: Spaceflight Now
SpaceX test-fired a Falcon 9 rocket at Cape Canaveral on Saturday in a pre-flight checkout designed to verify the launchers engines are ready to loft a U.S. military GPS navigation satellite into orbit Nov. 5.
An engine problem forced SpaceX to abort a launch attempt in early October.
After identifying the issue, SpaceX test-fired the Falcon 9 rocket for the GPS mission again Saturday…
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