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2010-06-04 Science & Technology

Stakes Are High for New Falcon 9 Rocket's First Test Flight

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Posted by GolfBravoUSMC 2010-06-04 09:29|| || Front Page|| [11 views ] Top

#1 A webcast you can connect to

Currently on hold because of a stupid sailboat!

Posted by 3dc 2010-06-04 13:11|| 2010-06-04 13:11|| Front Page Top

#2 SpaceX founder and CEO Elon Musk sounds a little Moonrakish, doesn't it?

Interesting comments from some of the "space newbies", particularly with respect to the possibility of early private launch vehicles blowing up.

Posted by Grenter, Protector of the Geats 2010-06-04 13:21|| 2010-06-04 13:21|| Front Page Top

#3 SpaceX official link

Posted by 3dc 2010-06-04 13:26|| 2010-06-04 13:26|| Front Page Top

#4 countdown restarted now 12 mins

Posted by 3dc 2010-06-04 14:34|| 2010-06-04 14:34|| Front Page Top

#5 nice launch - contgrats to SpaceX.

Posted by 3dc 2010-06-04 15:08|| 2010-06-04 15:08|| Front Page Top

#6

The real genius of Elon Musk is that he and his team didnt go for too much too fast in the way of reducing costs. Previous efforts to build more economical launch systems have foundered largely because they attempted a massive reduction in a single step, with claimed reductions of 90% being typical. This was one problem with the Shuttle, originally billed as a mostly re-usable and far more economical system, it turned out to be just the opposite.

By setting their goals realistically, SpaceX has actually achieved a very significant reduction, around 60%, in a practical system.

Posted by Atomic Conspiracy 2010-06-04 16:46|| 2010-06-04 16:46|| Front Page Top

#7 Space Frontier Org
Take That Critics! The NewSpace Age is Here!

Posted by 3dc 2010-06-04 18:57|| 2010-06-04 18:57|| Front Page Top

#8 Nasa video on youtube of falcon 9 launch

Posted by 3dc 2010-06-04 19:03|| 2010-06-04 19:03|| Front Page Top

#9 YouTube: SpaceX CEO Bets Manned Mission to Mars by 2020

Posted by 3dc 2010-06-04 19:20|| 2010-06-04 19:20|| Front Page Top

#10 Again, CNN AM NEWS > the US GOVT-NASA desire to privatize the US Space Program ASAP AMAP.

SPACE CAPITALISM + SPACE CONSUMERISM.

* ION SPACIA/STELLUS MAGNUS, WMF > CHINA + WORLD CAN USE DEEP LUNAR CAVES, UNDERGOUND OR CAVERNS, ETC. FOR EFFECTIVE SPACE BASES. CHINESE GOVT, SPACE AGENCY LEAD IN DEV PLANS FOR CONTRUX.

Posted by JosephMendiola 2010-06-04 23:20|| 2010-06-04 23:20|| Front Page Top

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