Falcon 9 lifts off from Launch Complex 40 at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station.
December 8th, 2011
10:39 AM ET
On this day: December 8, 2010
On December 8, 2010, SpaceX successfully completed a demonstration flight for NASA's Commercial Orbital Transportation Services (COTS) program with the flight of the first Falcon9 carrying a Dragon capsule.
The Dragon capsule completed two orbits and splashed down safely in the Pacific Ocean, making SpaceX the first commercial company to successfully launch and retrieve a capsule from low-Earth orbit.
SpaceX later revealed that Dragon carried a secret payload: a wheel of cheese.
Watch the Falcon9/Dragon launch:
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People in Orbit
Cosmonaut Pavel Vinogradov
Expedition 36 Commander
Expedition 36 Commander
Cosmonaut Alexander Misurkin
Expedition 36 Flight Engineer
Expedition 36 Flight Engineer
Cosmonaut Chris Cassidy
Expedition 36 Flight Engineer
Expedition 36 Flight Engineer
Contributors
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Elizabeth Landau
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Sophia Dengo
Senior Designer
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beer?
no, Wine.