NEAR A COUNTDOWN: The Falcon 9 rocket from Space Exploration Technologies stands in Cape Canaveral, Fla. Its first test launch could come in April. (Space Exploration Technologies)From The L.A. Times:
The Hawthorne firm's Falcon 9 is a major contender to cheaply carry astronauts and cargo into orbit.
A new rocket 18 stories tall and waiting to be launched from a pad in Cape Canaveral, Fla., could determine the fate of a private aerospace venture in Hawthorne -- and even possibly NASA's space program.
The Falcon 9 booster, developed by Space Exploration Technologies Corp., is going through final preparations for its maiden test flight and could blast off as early as next month.
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