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Title: NASA certifies Falcon 9 for highest priority science missions
Post by: Elderberry on November 12, 2018, 02:36:53 am

Space News by Jeff Foust — November 9, 2018

NASA has certified SpaceX’s Falcon 9 to launch the agency’s most important science missions, giving the agency new options that could result in lower costs.

SpaceX said that the NASA Launch Services Program (LSP) awarded its Category 3 certification for the company’s Falcon 9 rocket. That certification allows NASA to use the Falcon 9 for its highest-value science missions.

“LSP Category 3 certification is a major achievement for the Falcon 9 team and represents another key milestone in our close partnership with NASA,” Gwynne Shotwell, president of SpaceX, said in a statement. “We are honored to have the opportunity to provide cost-effective and reliable launch services to the country’s most critical scientific payloads.”

More: https://spacenews.com/nasa-certifies-falcon-9-for-highest-priority-science-missions/ (https://spacenews.com/nasa-certifies-falcon-9-for-highest-priority-science-missions/)

Title: Re: NASA certifies Falcon 9 for highest priority science missions
Post by: DB on November 12, 2018, 02:50:28 am

A remarkable achievement.