{"id":14675,"date":"2017-04-29T19:30:34","date_gmt":"2017-04-29T11:30:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp-productionenv-bjg9h2g2bgg5b8aa.southeastasia-01.azurewebsites.net\/news\/photos-falcon-9-rocket-poised-for-first-national-security-flight\/"},"modified":"2017-04-29T19:30:34","modified_gmt":"2017-04-29T11:30:34","slug":"photos-falcon-9-rocket-poised-for-first-national-security-flight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/news\/photos-falcon-9-rocket-poised-for-first-national-security-flight\/","title":{"rendered":"Photos: Falcon 9 rocket poised for first national security flight"},"content":{"rendered":"

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket is being readied for launch with a classified payload for the National Reconnaissance Office early Sunday, the commercial launcher\u2019s 33rd overall flight, and first dedicated to a U.S. government national security mission.<\/p>\n

The two-stage rocket stood vertical on launch pad 39A at NASA\u2019s Kennedy Space Center on Saturday evening as photographers set up remote cameras to document the liftoff.<\/p>\n

The 229-foot-tall (70-meter) Falcon 9\u2019s second stage will place the top secret payload into orbit, while the first stage booster will attempt to return to Landing Zone 1 at neighboring Cape Canaveral Air Force Station for refurbishment and potential reuse.<\/p>\n

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