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SpaceX, Blue Origin Achieve Rocket Milestones

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Tuesday, January 26th, 2016

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SpaceX, Blue Origin Achieve Rocket Milestones

SpaceX lands its upgraded Falcon 9 first stage Dec. 21, 2015, at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla. Photo: SpaceX.

Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX) and Blue Origin recently achieved a pair of rocket milestones.The Air Force on Monday updated the certified baseline configuration of SpaceX's Falcon 9 Launch System to Falcon 9 Upgrade, for use in National Security Space (NSS) missions, according to an Air Force statement. A Falcon 9 Upgrade was used in a commercial launch on Dec. 21, according to the Air Force. SpaceX is eligible for award of NSS launch missions, in accordance with the updated certification…

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