SpaceX Falcon 9 Launch – success!
by Glen Hiemstra on 04/06/10 at 11:02 am | 
Update on previous post:
The SpaceX company of Elon Musk launched its Falcon 9 into orbit for the first time today – this is one of the private spacecraft that NASA is counting on for future access to space.
After one aborted launch attempt that shut down automatically when telemetry readings were not correct, a second attempt took the craft successfully to orbit. Look for updates here
What I find especially interesting about SpaceX and their plans is that they are quite clear about their vision to expand human activity in space. They are not timid about saying so. And by the way they have some 31 launches already scheduled through 2015, including becoming the supply ship to the space station if all goes according to plan
Exciting.
Update:
Video now on YouTube…
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