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SpaceX Readies For Wednesday SES Mission

Pat Host

Wednesday, February 24th, 2016

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SpaceX Readies For Wednesday SES Mission

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) is set for Wednesday’s SES mission.The launch window for SES-9 will open at 6:46 p.m. EST. Launch will take place from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla., on a Falcon 9 rocket. Thursday is the backup date.Following stage separation, the first stage of the Falcon 9 will attempt an experimental landing on the "Of Course I Still Love You" droneship. SpaceX said given this mission's unique Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO) profile, a successful landing is…

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