A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket moving to the pad in advance of its April 27 launch of Thales Alenia Space's TurkmenÄlem52E/MonacoSat satellite.

The failure June 28 of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying supplies to the International Space Station obviously is a setback for the company and its rapidly growing customer set. It also has implications for a pending congressional decision affecting the future of the U.S. national security launch enterprise.

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