Keith’s note: Due to some issues with the nozzle on the second stage engine SpaceX has delayed the Falcon 9/Dragon launch until Thursday at the earliest. If they have to […]
Falcon 9
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Falcon 9 Static Fire Test Successful
Successful Falcon 9 Static Firing Today “Today SpaceX released the following information on launch day activities for the first SpaceX Falcon 9/Dragon demonstration launch for NASA’s Commercial Orbital Transportation Services […]
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Dazed and Confused on "The Hill"
Can We Turn Over America’s Space Program to a “Space Cadet”?, Pete Fenn, The Hill “But SpaceX may be even scarier — a venture that risks a major program. The […]
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Falcon 9 Development = Cost of Ares I Mobile Service Tower
SpaceX Achieves Orbital Bullseye With Inaugural Flight of Falcon 9 Rocket, SpaceX “The NASA COTS program has demonstrated the power of what can be accomplished when you combine private sector […]
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Falcon 9 Nails Orbit – First Stage Slams Hard into Atlantic
Space X update 4:53 pm EDT: Preliminary indications from NASA’s recovery ship Freedom Star is that a debris field has been encountered in the area where the first stage was […]
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Falcon 9 Reaction
NASA Administrator’s Statement on First Falcon 9 Launch “Congratulations to Space X on today’s launch of its Falcon 9 launch vehicle. Space X’s accomplishment is an important milestone in the […]
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Falcon 9 Launch Totally Successful
Keith’s note: After a last second halt in the countdown earlier in the day the Falcon 9 launch vehicle made a perfect climb to orbit at 2:45 pm EDT. All […]
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Watching Falcons
What will you say if SpaceX’s test rocket fails?, Alan Stern, The Space Review “Why is the Falcon 9 crucial? In part this is because NASA is relying on it […]
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A HotFire for Falcon 9
Photos and Video: SpaceX Completes Test Firing of Falcon 9, OnOrbit “SpaceX completed a successful static fire today, full 3.5 secs. Official statement below, video/photos to come as available. Today, […]
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Falcon 9 Moves To The Pad For Checks
Photos of SpaceX’s Falcon 9 Vertical at Cape Canaveral “SpaceX’s Falcon 9 launch vehicle is now vertical at Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral. Following its mate to the transporter […]