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SpaceX Won’t Bring Back Falcon 1; Falcon Heavy Debut Delayed

Monday, August 15th, 2016

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LOGAN, Utah--Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX) has no intentions of bringing back the Falcon 1 small satellite launch vehicle, company President and COO Gwynne Shotwell said Aug. 9.Speaking at the Small Satellite Conference, Shotwell said while the market shows greater promise for dedicated small satellite launchers today, SpaceX will not be reviving its first vehicle, which was dedicated to this market.“We are not going to bring Falcon 1 back,” she said, explaining that the company is, instead, choosing to serve…

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