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View Full Version : Commercial Space Race Heats Up as Antares Creeps Up on Falcon 9 Rocket



Bok
03-06-2013, 06:43 PM
The Falcon 9 rocket, which made its fifth successful flight on 1 March, has stolen the spotlight in the commercial space race. Built by SpaceX, a young company based in Hawthorne, California, the rocket has become NASA’s choice for hauling cargo to the International Space Station (ISS). But it may soon have competition from a rocket that has kept a low profile (see ‘Battle of the rockets’ ).
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