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Falcon 9 Flight 2 Dragon Recovery
Credit: SpaceX
The Dragon spacecraft, in excellent condition after its 50,000 mile mission, rests in its cradle for the 500 mile ride back to Los Angeles.
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Falcon 9 Flight 2 Dragon Recovery
Credit: SpaceX/Mike Altenhofen
The Dragon spacecraft landed in the Pacific Ocean 3 hours, 19 minutes and 52 seconds after liftoff.
Credit: SpaceX/Mike Altenhofen
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Falcon 9 Flight 2
Credit: SpaceX/Chris Thompson
On December 8, 2010 SpaceX became the first commercial company in history to re-enter a spacecraft from Earth orbit. SpaceX launched its Dragon spacecraft into orbit atop a Falcon 9 rocket at 10:43 AM EST from Launch Complex 40 at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. The Dragon spacecraft orbited the Earth at speeds greater than 7,600 meters per second (17,000 miles per hour), reentered the Earth¹s atmosphere, and landed in its targeted landing zone in the Pacific Ocean.
Credit: SpaceX/Chris Thompson
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Falcon 9 Flight 2 Ignition
Credit: SpaceX/Chris Thompson
On December 8, 2010 SpaceX became the first commercial company in history to re-enter a spacecraft from Earth orbit. SpaceX launched its Dragon spacecraft into orbit atop a Falcon 9 rocket at 10:43 AM EST from Launch Complex 40 at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. The Dragon spacecraft orbited the Earth at speeds greater than 7,600 meters per second (17,000 miles per hour), reentered the Earth¹s atmosphere, and landed in its targeted landing zone in the Pacific Ocean.
Credit: SpaceX/Chris Thompson
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Falcon 9 Shockwave
A momentary condensation shock front surrounds the Falcon 9 vehicle as it climbs above a thin deck clouds.
Credit: Ben Cooper, launchphotography.com / spaceflightnow.com

Falcon 9 Flight 1 Liftoff
Credit: SpaceX/Chris Thompson
Launch of Falcon 9 Flight 1 from the SpaceX launch pad at Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral, Florida on June 4, 2010 with an official liftoff time of 2:45 PM Eastern / 11:45 AM Pacific / 18:45:00 UTC.
Credit: SpaceX/Chris Thompson
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Falcon 9 on Pad
Credit: SpaceX/Roger Gilbertson
The full flight-ready Falcon 9 with Dragon qualification spacecraft stands on the launch pad at SLC-40, Cape Canaveral, Florida.
Credit: SpaceX/Roger Gilbertson
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Falcon 9 on Pad
Credit: SpaceX/Roger Gilbertson
Moonrise behind the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket as it stands vertical on its pad at Cape Canaveral, Florida. The SpaceX team completed vehicle integration on December 30, 2008, and the new SpaceX-built transporter and erector system raised the 17 foot diameter, 180 foot long rocket to vertical via massive hydraulic cylinders.
Credit: SpaceX/Roger Gilbertson
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Falcon 9 Flight 2 Dragon Recovery
Credit: SpaceX/Mike Altenhofen
The SpaceX crew brought Dragon back to the barge where the crane lifted it from the water
Credit: SpaceX/Mike Altenhofen
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Falcon 9 Flight 2
Credit: SpaceX/Chris Thompson
On December 8, 2010 SpaceX became the first commercial company in history to re-enter a spacecraft from Earth orbit. SpaceX launched its Dragon spacecraft into orbit atop a Falcon 9 rocket at 10:43 AM EST from Launch Complex 40 at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. The Dragon spacecraft orbited the Earth at speeds greater than 7,600 meters per second (17,000 miles per hour), reentered the Earth¹s atmosphere, and landed in its targeted landing zone in the Pacific Ocean.
Credit: SpaceX/Chris Thompson
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Falcon 9 Flight 2
Credit: SpaceX/Chris Thompson
On December 8, 2010 SpaceX became the first commercial company in history to re-enter a spacecraft from Earth orbit. SpaceX launched its Dragon spacecraft into orbit atop a Falcon 9 rocket at 10:43 AM EST from Launch Complex 40 at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. The Dragon spacecraft orbited the Earth at speeds greater than 7,600 meters per second (17,000 miles per hour), reentered the Earth¹s atmosphere, and landed in its targeted landing zone in the Pacific Ocean.
Credit: SpaceX/Chris Thompson
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Dragon Full Scale Drop Test
Credit: SpaceX/Roger Gilbertson
August 12, 2010 SpaceX conducted a high altitude drop test to verify the parachute recovery system for the Dragon spacecraft. Dropped from an Erickson S-64 Skycrane ³Elvis² at over 14,000 feet, three fully deployed main parachutes gently lowered Dragon for a water splashdown.
Credit: SpaceX/Roger Gilbertson
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Falcon 9 Liftoff
Credit: SpaceX/Chris Thompson
Launch of Falcon 9 Flight 1 from the SpaceX launch pad at Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral, Florida on June 4, 2010 with an official liftoff time of 2:45 PM Eastern / 11:45 AM Pacific / 18:45:00 UTC.
Credit: SpaceX/Chris Thompson
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Falcon 9 Flight 1 Liftoff
Credit: SpaceX/Chris Thompson
Launch of Falcon 9 Flight 1 from the SpaceX launch pad at Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral, Florida on June 4, 2010 with an official liftoff time of 2:45 PM Eastern / 11:45 AM Pacific / 18:45:00 UTC.
Credit: SpaceX/Chris Thompson
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Falcon 9 SLC-40 West
Credit: SpaceX/Roger Gilbertson
Aerial view of Falcon 9 with Dragon qualification spacecraft on the launch pad at SLC-40, Cape Canaveral, Florida.
Credit: SpaceX/Roger Gilbertson
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DragonLab in Orbit
Credit: SpaceX
SpaceX DragonLab™ - a free-flying, fully-recoverable, reusable spacecraft capable of hosting pressurized and unpressurized payloads.
Credit: SpaceX
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