SpaceX Launches A Deep Space Satellite

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Updated Apr. 14, 2017 12:18PM EDT / Published Feb. 11, 2015 11:11PM EST

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Elon Musk's space transport company SpaceX met success with the third attempt in launching its first ever deep space mission on Wednesday. SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket blasted off after two recent aborted launches, sending the weather satellite Deep Space Climate Observatory (DSCOVR) to a position nearly a million miles from Earth in order to watch for incoming solar storms. Falcon 9 is the first vehicle sent into deep space by a private company.

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SpaceX Launches A Deep Space Satellite

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