SpaceX Aims To Debut Falcon 9 Before May

摘要

The maiden launch of the Falcon 9 rocket could still take place this winter, according to Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) Chief Executive Elon Musk, who posted details of the medium-lift rocket's recent second-stage test firing and updated launch schedule to the Hawthorne, Calif.-based company's Web site Jan. 4. "This was the final stage firing required for launch, so the second stage will soon be packaged for shipment and should arrive at Cape Canaveral by end of month," Musk stated on the Web site. "Depending on how well full vehicle integration goes, launch should occur one to three months later."