In Brief SpaceX plans to launch two Falcon 9 rockets within 48 hours this weekend, marking a first-ever weekend doubleheader for Elon Musk's private space company. The rockets will take off from SpaceX's Cape Canaveral and Vandenberg launch sites on Friday and Sunday.

Those who follow Elon Musk on Twitter have gotten used to the flurry of announcements and musings that oftenarrive inthe wee hours of the night. The SpaceX founder and CEO once again rocked the Twittersphere Sunday when he revealed what could be a first for his space company: a launch doubleheader.

If everything works out, it seems SpaceX plans to launch two Falcon 9 rockets from itsCape Canaveral and Vandenberg launch sites this weekend. Musk included a link to a tweet from SpaceXs Twitter, which indicated June 25 as the target date for the weekend doubleheader.

The payload for Sundays launch will be from telecommunications company Iridium, for which SpaceX previously launched 10 low-Earth orbit satellites in January. Friday will be the rescheduled launch of a Bulgarian satellite that was originally supposed to launch today (Monday), but that was delayed so that SpaceX could replace a valve on the rocket booster.

If the weekend doubleheader goes as planned, SpaceX will have more proofthat its capable of handling a significant volume of launches. 2017 isnt even half over, and its already proving to be a great year for SpaceX.

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SpaceX Announces Plans For a Weekend Doubleheader With Two Falcon 9 Launches - Futurism