After facing some technical glitches earlier in the day, SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket was launched into Earth's orbit Friday afternoon in its first launch test.
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SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches into orbit
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China launches unmanned spacecraft
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Space shuttle Discovery blasts off
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China launches satellite
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SpaceShipTwo completes glide flight test
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Shuttle Discovery launches at the Kennedy space Center
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FAA issues first license permitting reentry to earth
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Solar Impulse takes off on first intercontinental flight
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Airbus A350 takes to the skies
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China launches new satellite
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Russia launches rocket with European satellite atop
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Dreamliner test flight lands at Tokyo airport
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US shuttle Endeavour blasts off
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Britain launches space agency
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Satellite tumbles toward earth
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Atlantis launches right on time
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Unifil representatives arrive at rocket landing site