Fueling Begins

Pumps are now loading refined kerosene known as RP-1 into the fuel tanks of the Falcon 9 first stage. Liquid oxygen will be loaded into the first stage later this morning. The nine Merlin engines of the first stage burn a combination of kerosene fuel and oxygen to produce about 1.7 million pounds of thrust at liftoff. Launch remains on track for 9:39 a.m. EST.

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