Falcon 1 cleared for next flight following mishap investigation
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has cleared SpaceX's Falcon 1 launch vehicle for its next flight, following a failure investigation that pinpointed a corroded aluminum nut as the root cause behind the March 24 loss of the first Falcon 1. The next flight is slated to launch the...
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