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SpaceSHOT: SpaceX CRS-4 launch

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A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with a Dragon cargo spacecraft on top launched from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station’s Space Launch Complex-40 in Florida at 1:52 a.m. EDT, Sept. 21, 2014. In this four-image composite, the launch, second stage burn to orbit and the Falcon-9 vertical soft landing test are all visible. As part of the CRS-4 mission, the Dragon carried more than 5,000 pounds of supplies, science experiments, and technology demonstrations to support 255 science and research investigations aboard the International Space Station.

Credit: Mike Killian

This article appeared in the 9th issue of RocketSTEM magazine.

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  • Mike Killian

    Mike is an internationally published spaceflight and aerospace / aviation photojournalist who currently calls the Orlando, Florida area home. The California-native has always had a passion for spaceflight and photography, so naturally he combined the two upon moving to Florida in 2008. In the time since his work has been featured on ABC World News Tonight, National Geographic, NBC and CNN, and has been used by other organizations such as the U.S. Air Force, NASA, and GoPro. His assignments have brought him onboard NASA's space shuttles and front row to launches of spacecraft to worlds such as Mars and Jupiter, as well as on flights with the USAF and air show performers such as Rob Holland and the GEICO Skytypers.

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