Blastoff! SpaceX launches Thai satellite into orbit
Sunday, January 12, 2014 - 04:10
in Astronomy & Space
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket blasted off from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station on Monday to put a commercial communications spacecraft into orbit for Thai satellite operator Thaicom. The 224-foot (68-meter) tall rocket burst off its seaside launch pad at 5:06 p.m.