Falcon 1 Makes Orbit On Fourth Attempt

The Falcon 1 commercial rocket successfully reached orbit for the first time Sept. 28, after three failed attempts since 2006. Developer Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) says the successful Flight 4 makes the low-cost launcher the first privately developed liquid-fuel rocket to orbit the...

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