SpaceX launch 4:55AM edt Sat May 19

This one is for all the marbles. After testing the cargo pod they will be allowed to attempt to dock with the ISS. I sure hope it works.
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Bob DeWoody

Launch scrubbed
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Bob DeWoody

I see that they successfully got it into space.

Cheers.
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Along with this launch 300 peoples ash flew?!

According to Elon Musk the Space X founder, until recently the all rocket tech wasn't evolve for 40 years. That is pretty weird development. So Space X pretty much accelerated some lost rocket technologies and doing these launches with far less budget and man power compare to old bulky NASA and Roscosmos or Esa. Well my initial conclusions.
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Mandtugai!

Ashes of Star Trek's 'Scotty' ride rocket into space.

Elon Musk who managed to rebel against giant budget killers of NASA, ESA, Roscosmos:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UkxacHltHt8

Well actually this Space x launched rocket is largely derived from old russian icbm and nasa tech's.

full Space x tour by Elon: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TQ6tZtGrShg <- must see. (rocket and dragon assembly)

his recent legit interview: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IiPJsI8pl8Q
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Mandtugai!

Well actually this Space x launched rocket is largely derived from old russian icbm and nasa tech's.

Well actually this Space x launched rocket is largely derived from old russian icbm and nasa tech's.

Yes, and both were based on Von Braun's V2 built by slave labor in underground factories. And when one V2 failed, the whole work unit which had assembled it was hanged. 20 or 40 at a time.,
Tullio

Additionally Elon Musk himself is neither american nor european but south african who largely raised alongside of apparthide racism cruelty on native african people. So with such unique background he maybe has some mental means to rebel against unbeatable (previously considered) rocket sciency empirial establishments.

Plus Elon acknowledged that both russia and america failed to advance rocket science in the last 40 years (well germans really had some tricky brain product that uncrackable by two empires).
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Mandtugai!

Full launch coverage from Space X Mission control.

Pre hatch opening full coverage.

The new space age historic moment.
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Mandtugai!

Splashdown ! :-))

SpaceX

One of its 9 Merlin engines was shut down but Falcon 9 entered its planned orbit. Only one commercial satellite was left in a lower orbit, for safety reasons.
Tullio
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