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More photos of Falcon 9's launch of Dragon to the @Space_Station, and first stage landing → flickr.com/spacex
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Dragon is ~30 meters from the @Space_Station. Watch live → nasa.gov/ntv
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Dragon given a "go" to move towards capture position.
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Dragon is ~10 meters from @Space_Station. Capture sequence starting shortly → nasa.gov/ntv
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Capture confirmed! Dragon is now attached to the @Space_Station robotic arm.
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Dragon now installed at the @Space_Station. Crew will open the hatch later today.
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Static fire test of Falcon 9 complete—targeting December 22 launch of Iridium-4 from Vandenberg AFB in California.
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The SpaceX team recently completed production on our 400th Merlin 1D engine—the latest iteration of SpaceX’s rocket engine that powers Falcon 9 to space → instagram.com/p/Bc8lfJ0l2X3/
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Two years ago today, Falcon 9 delivered 11 Orbcomm satellites to low-Earth orbit followed by the first successful orbital class rocket booster landing. To date, SpaceX has landed 20 boosters—12 on droneships and 8 on land—and flown 4 missions on flight-proven boosters.
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Falcon 9 and Iridium-4 went vertical last night on SLC-4E at Vandenberg AFB. Today's launch is at 5:27 p.m. PST.
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Falcon 9’s first stage booster for this mission previously launched 10 satellites to low-Earth orbit for Iridium in June of this year → spacex.com/webcast
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A Red Car for the Red Planet instagram.com/p/BdA94kVgQhU
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~60 minutes until Falcon 9 launch of Iridium-4. Launch webcast will go live about 15 minutes before liftoff → spacex.com/webcast
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Webcast of Falcon 9 launch is now live → spacex.com/webcast
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T-60 seconds until launch → spacex.com/webcast
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Main engine cutoff and stage separation confirmed. Second stage engine burn underway.
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Second stage and @IridiumComm NEXT satellites now in coast phase.
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Webcast back in about 40 minutes for second stage engine restart and deployment of 10 @IridiumComm NEXT satellites.
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Back live for final burn and deployment of 10 @IridiumComm NEXT satellites → spacex.com/webcast
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Successful deployment of 10 @IridiumComm NEXT satellites to low-Earth orbit confirmed.
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Iridium has acquired healthy signals from all 10 satellites.
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More photos from last night's Falcon 9 launch → flickr.com/spacex
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