Rocket company SpaceX raised its Falcon 9 launcher to vertical on Saturday in Cape Canaveral, Florida. The rocket is not going anywhere at the moment though, as this was just a trial run to make sure they could get it up with no hitches.

“We encountered no show-stoppers or significant delays,” says company CEO Elon Musk (press release). “I am highly confident that we will achieve our goal of being able to go from hangar to liftoff in under 60 minutes, which would be a big leap forward in capability compared with the days to weeks required of other launch vehicles.”
Falcon 9 follows the successful launch of Falcon 1 last year (after several attempts). For those wondering about Falcons 2 through 8, the names come from the number of engines on each type of rocket.
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