SpaceX Falcon I launches from Kwajalein Atoll
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[[Image:Falcon I Launch.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Falcon I second stage ignition]]
[[w:SpaceX|SpaceX]] Corporation launched its [[w:Falcon I|Falcon I]] rocket today from [[w:Kwajalein Atoll|Kwajalein Atoll]].  Liftoff occurred at 6:00 PM PDT, following two previous launch aborts this week.

The first stage was completely successful, although there appeared to be some problems with the second stage. The sub-orbital flight reached an altitude of 300 km, and is on a traectory for re-entry. It was intended to go into orbit, but contact was lost before this could be accomplished

This is the second launch for the low-cost SpaceX rocket, and the first successful launch for the company.  The previous launch had a successful lift-off, but failed 35 seconds into the flight and crashed near to the launch pad due to a fuel leak in the engine.

==Related news==
*{{wikinews|title=SpaceX delays Falcon 1 launch again|date=February 21, 2006}}
*{{wikinews|title=Spacex cancels Falcon 1 launch until 2006|date=December 19, 2005}}
*{{wikinews|title=SpaceX scrubs Falcon I rocket launch|date=November 28, 2005}}

==Sources==
{{wikipediapar|SpaceX}}
*{{source|url=http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2007/03/20/state/n182407D41.DTL
|title=SpaceX launches new rocket from Pacific atoll
|author=Associated Press
|pub=San Francisco Chronicle
|date=March 20, 2007}}

*{{source|url=http://kwajrockets.blogspot.com/2007/03/hooollllyyyyy-shhiiiiiittttt.html
|title= Hooollllyyyyy Shhiiiiiittttt!!!!
|author=Kimbal Musk
|pub=blogspot
|date=March 21, 2007}}
*{{source-pr|url=http://spacex.com/updates.php#demoflight_2_launch_update_11
|title=Demoflight 2 Update
|pub=SpaceX
|date=March 20, 2007}}

==External links==
*[http://www.spaceflightnow.com/falcon/f2/status.html Mission Status Center ''live'']

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Falcon I second stage ignition
SpaceX Corporation launched its Falcon I rocket today from Kwajalein Atoll.  Liftoff occurred at 6:00 PM PDT, following two previous launch aborts this week.

The first stage was completely successful, although there appeared to be some problems with the second stage. The sub-orbital flight reached an altitude of 300 km, and is on a traectory for re-entry. It was intended to go into orbit, but contact was lost before this could be accomplished

This is the second launch for the low-cost SpaceX rocket, and the first successful launch for the company.  The previous launch had a successful lift-off, but failed 35 seconds into the flight and crashed near to the launch pad due to a fuel leak in the engine.

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