June 4, 2010
Houston, Texas
A partner of The Heinlein Prize Trust on events such as the Microgravity Research Competition, Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) successfully launched and orbited the Falcon 9 spacecraft.The Heinlein Prize Trust offers its congratulations on this achievement. Said SpaceX of the accomplishment, "This has been a great day for SpaceX and a promising step forward for the US space program, as we make progress towards expanding the human presence in space."
NASA Administrator Charles Bolden said of Friday's launch of the Falcon 9 rocket, "Congratulations to Space X on today's launch of its Falcon 9 launch vehicle. Space X's accomplishment is an important milestone in the commercial transportation effort and puts the company a step closer to providing cargo services to the International Space Station."
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