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Testing took place at SpaceX's Texas Test Site, a 300 acre structural and propulsion testing facility, located just outside of Waco, Texas.
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In July 2009, Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) announced the successful completion of qualification testing for the Falcon 9 launch vehicle first stage tank and interstage. SpaceX hoped that their second launch would be an operational mission to the International Space Station using the Dragon spacecraft, also designed by SpaceX. The $1.6 billion contract represents a minimum of 12 flights, with an option to order additional missions for a cumulative total contract value of up to $3.1 billion. In December 2008, NASA announced the selection of SpaceX's Falcon 9 launch vehicle and Dragon Spacecraft to resupply the International Space Station (ISS) when the Space Shuttle retires in 2010. The Falcon 9 will launch SpaceX's spaceship Dragon with up to 7 humans from 2009 on.
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At full power, the 9 engines consumed 3,200 lbs of fuel and liquid oxygen per second, and generated almost 850,000 pounds of thrust. A second firing on 1 August 2008 completed a major NASA Commercial Orbital Transportation Services (COTS) milestone almost 2 months early. (SpaceX) conducted the first 9 engine firing of its Falcon 9 launch vehicle at its Texas Test Facility outside McGregor on 31 July 2008. The question is whether he can be considered a private or government funded entrepreneur. 10-20 times the amount he invested himself. Not all the money are transferred yet, but he received about $2 bln, i.e. Elon Musk spent about $1 bln for creating his private spacecraft, including $100-200 of his own funds (according to different sources).