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SpaceX Launches NRO Satellite For First Time

By Marc Selinger

Monday, May 8th, 2017

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SpaceX launched a National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) satellite for the first time May 1, and achieved a secondary goal by landing the rocket’s first stage in Florida.SpaceX lands its upgraded Falcon 9 first stage Dec. 21, 2015, at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla. Photo: SpaceX.SpaceX lands its upgraded Falcon 9 first stage Dec. 21, 2015, at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla. Photo: SpaceX.A Falcon 9 two-stage rocket lifted off with the classified payload at 7:15 a.m. Eastern time…

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