For the first time a private company places a satellite in orbit

Eat your heart out NASA. On July 13th, for the first time ever, a private rocket company has successfully placed a satellite in orbit. SpaceX, which is a company that specializes in lower-cost space access vehicles, triumphantly launched Falcon 1 from the Marshall Islands on Monday, which sent the two stage rocket into space. From there, Falcon 1 slipped into a parking orbit near [...]

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