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With the second launch of the Falcon 9, and the first launch of the Dragon, SpaceX becomes the first private company to successfully launch, orbit and recover a spacecraft.
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SpaceX COTS Demo Flight 1
First spaceflight of the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft
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Falcon 9
Partially-reusable medium-lift launch vehicle by SpaceX
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SpaceX Dragon 1
Partially reusable cargo space capsule
SpaceX Dragon 1 is a class of fourteen partially reusable cargo spacecraft developed by SpaceX, an American private space transportation company. The spacecraft flew 23 missions between 2010 and 2020. Dragon was launched into orbit by the company's Falcon 9 launch vehicle to…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
SpaceX
American aerospace company
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Spacecraft
Vehicle or machine designed to fly in space
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December 8
Day of the year
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