June 26, 2008 07:00 AM Eastern Time
BUSINESS WIRE

SpaceX Conducts Static Test Firing of Next Falcon 1 Rocket

Dress rehearsal hot firing of SpaceX's Falcon 1 Flight 3 vehicle on the launch pad at the SpaceX Omelek Island launch site, in the Kwajalein Atoll, located 2,500 miles southeast of Hawaii. Only the launch pad's hold-down system restrains the rocket from flight. (Photo: Business Wire)
Dress rehearsal hot firing of SpaceX's Falcon 1 Flight 3 vehicle on the launch pad at the SpaceX Omelek Island launch site, in the Kwajalein Atoll, located 2,500 miles southeast of Hawaii. Only the launch pad's hold-down system restrains the rocket from flight. (Photo: Business Wire)
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