SpaceX Launch Successfully Delivers Satellite to Orbit

SpaceX launched a Malaysian satellite into orbit late Monday night, the second successful luanch for the private space exploration company, which aims to cut the cost of orbital transport tenfold. After a series of costly failures, SpaceX had its first successful launch last September, but that mission carried a dummy payload. Before that breakthrough, the company lost a Malaysian satellite deployment system along with the ashes of actor James Doohan, who played Scotty on Star Trek, and an inexpensive NASA satellite. More

(Source: Wired.com - Jul 14)