SpaceX Update: The U.S. Government Shutdown Is Set To Come To An End...

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Earlier today, the U.S. Senate reached a compromise that would end the 3-day shutdown and keep the American government open for at least the next 3 weeks. Assuming that the House of Representatives agrees to the deal and both chambers of Congress approve the plan, the bill will then go to the White House for the president to sign. A best case scenario would be that the government reopens as early as tomorrow. This is great news for the United States...and definitely awesome news for SpaceX, as it can soon plan for the Falcon Heavy rocket's eventual static fire once civilian employees for the U.S. Air Force's 45th Space Wing report back to work at Cape Canaveral in Florida sometime this week. Stay tuned.


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