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    SpaceX conducts static fire test on Falcon 9 ahead of Crew Dragon debut

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    SpaceX has conducted the milestone of a static fire test in preparation of the historic Crew Dragon debut mission –  Demo Mission-1 (DM-1) – from Launch Pad 39A at Kennedy Space Center. The launch will be the first orbital test flight of Crew Dragon, though without astronauts onboard. The Falcon 9 vehicle includes core B1051, on what will be its maiden flight. The static fire occurred at 4pm local time on Thursday.

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