Topic: Falcon 9 doing ground tests at Cape Canaveral

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The Falcon's launch, which could happen as soon as next month, will be the first flight of a new rocket from Cape Canaveral since 2002. And, as one of the leading contenders to someday fly NASA astronauts to the International Space Station, the stakes couldn't be higher for SpaceX and maybe even the White House.

"Falcon 9 is undergoing a checkout of the critical flight connections including fuel, liquid oxygen and gas pressure systems," according to a written statement from the company. "Once all system interfaces are verified, the SpaceX launch team will execute a full tanking test of both first and second stages followed by a brief static fire of the first stage."