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President Barack Obama walks with SpaceX CEO Elon Musk while touring the SpaceX launch facility at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station on April 15, 2010. The President stopped by on his way to visit NASA’s nearby Kennedy Space Center to deliver remarks on his planned new for U.S. human space flight.
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This view from a camera on SpaceX's first Falcon 9 rocket shows the Earth far below as the rocket soared into orbit on its inaugural launch June 4, 2010.
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SpaceX's debut Falcon 9 rocket enters earth orbit on its maiden flight during a June 4, 2010 test launch.
Keep 'Em Separated
SpaceX's debut Falcon 9 rocket dispenses with its first stage during a June 4, 2010 test launch.
Squeezing Out Sparks
SpaceX's debut Falcon 9 rocket soars into space on its maiden flight during a June 4, 2010 test launch.
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SpaceX's debut Falcon 9 rocket soars into space on its maiden flight during a June 4, 2010 test launch.
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SpaceX's debut Falcon 9 rocket soars into space on its maiden flight during a June 4, 2010 test launch.
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SpaceX's debut Falcon 9 rocket soars into space on its maiden flight during a June 4, 2010 test launch.
The Bird has Flown
SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket lifts off on its maiden flight from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida on June 4, 2010.
Going for the One
SpaceX's debut Falcon 9 rocket soars into space on its maiden flight during a June 4, 2010 test launch.
Tariq is the award-winning Editor-in-Chief ofSpace.com and joined the team in 2001. He covers human spaceflight, as well as skywatching and entertainment. He became Space.com's Editor-in-Chief in 2019. Before joining Space.com, Tariq was a staff reporter for The Los Angeles Times covering education and city beats in La Habra, Fullerton and Huntington Beach. He's a recipient of the2022 Harry Kolcum Award for excellence in space reporting and the2025 Space Pioneer Award from the National Space Society. He is an Eagle Scout and Space Camp alum with journalism degrees from the USC and NYU. You can find Tariq at Space.com and as the co-host to theThis Week In Space podcast on theTWiT network. To see his latest project, you can follow Tariq on Twitter@tariqjmalik.
