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1 posted on 08/15/2011 7:18:29 PM PDT by KevinDavis

To: Jack Hydrazine; ELS; TheOldLady; Vaquero; originalbuckeye; Kevmo; LuvFreeRepublic; ...

2 posted on 08/15/2011 7:19:45 PM PDT by KevinDavis (What has Ron Paul done in Congress??)

This is awesome. Private space flight.

3 posted on 08/15/2011 7:20:52 PM PDT by TomServo

Wow, okay, hope it goes well.

4 posted on 08/15/2011 7:24:53 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (Yes, as a matter of fact, it is that time again -- https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/)

Sad that our country is so bogged down in the swamp that we can’t all enjoy this step forward.

5 posted on 08/15/2011 7:26:50 PM PDT by Huck (Here's the bad news--Gov. Perry is the best we've got.)

6 posted on 08/15/2011 7:27:26 PM PDT by CodeToad (Islam needs to be banned in the US and treated as a criminal enterprise.)

Awesome!

If they pull this off, it will be one of the most significant events in history!

7 posted on 08/15/2011 7:30:06 PM PDT by KoRn (Department of Homeland Security, Certified - "Right Wing Extremist")

8 posted on 08/15/2011 7:30:09 PM PDT by Nowhere Man (General James Mattoon Scott, where are you when we need you? We need a regime change.)

The 7 passenger Dragon X. Seriously cool!

Screw you, Obama. We are back in the space business.

9 posted on 08/15/2011 7:30:55 PM PDT by FormerACLUmember (When the past no longer illuminates the future, the spirit walks in darkness.)

Oh, boy. When do we lift off?

11 posted on 08/15/2011 7:33:45 PM PDT by garjog

At least SpaceX isn’t promoting Islam! I hope they deliver pork chops to the ISS.

13 posted on 08/15/2011 7:49:17 PM PDT by SERKIT ("Blazing Saddles" explains it all......)

August 15, 2011

Over the last several months, SpaceX has been hard at work preparing for our next flight — a mission designed to demonstrate that a privately-developed space transportation system can deliver cargo to and from the International Space Station (ISS). NASA has given us a Nov. 30, 2011 launch date, which should be followed nine days later by Dragon berthing at the ISS.

NASA has agreed in principle to allow SpaceX to combine all of the tests and demonstration activities that we originally proposed as two separate missions (COTS Demo 2 and COTS Demo 3) into a single mission. Furthermore, SpaceX plans to carry additional payloads aboard the Falcon 9’s second stage which will deploy after Dragon separates and is well on its way to the ISS. NASA will grant formal approval for the combined COTS missions pending resolution of any potential risks associated with these secondary payloads. Our team continues to work closely with NASA to resolve all questions and concerns.

This next mission represents a huge milestone not only for SpaceX, but also for NASA and the US space program. When the astronauts stationed on the ISS open the hatch and enter the Dragon spacecraft for the first time, it will mark the beginning of a new era in space travel.

Through continued private-public partnerships like the one that helped develop the Falcon 9 and Dragon system, commercial companies will transform the way we access space. Together, government and the private sector can simultaneously increase the reliability, safety and frequency of space travel, while greatly reducing the costs.

The update below highlights our recent progress towards the combined C2/C3 mission and missions beyond. From the 1,500 team members here at SpaceX, thank you for your continued support, and for joining us in this exciting, vital adventure.

16 posted on 08/15/2011 8:06:17 PM PDT by Jack Hydrazine (It's the end of the world as we know it and I feel fine!)

If SpaceX’s mission to the International Space Station is successfully this is a major step forward as space is not longer a government only enterprise

17 posted on 08/15/2011 8:06:48 PM PDT by tophat9000 (Global Warming, undeniable truth; Obama, infallible genius; Apple perfect, invented everything)

Just so everyone’s on the same page, this is an unmanned cargo delivery mission. Manned flight of the DragonX is still sometime off.

18 posted on 08/15/2011 8:14:12 PM PDT by Campion ("Fallacies do not cease to be fallacies when they become fashions." -- GKC)

Not sure so private, looked at a job posting for them and they request an Active TS/SCI clearance...

19 posted on 08/15/2011 8:15:16 PM PDT by tophat9000 (Global Warming, undeniable truth; Obama, infallible genius; Apple perfect, invented everything)

To: KevinDavis; reaganaut

Hey, as long as NASA’s not using it, next time send a manned mission and claim some salvage!

20 posted on 08/15/2011 9:12:52 PM PDT by mrreaganaut (When can the Martian Republic declare independence?)

Just shame on all those millionaires and billionaires that made this happen! How dare they spend their own wealth in this way! Obama's going to have to seize their money and profits from them and re-distribute it accordingly.

Gawd I hope this post doesn't need a /humor tag..

27 posted on 08/16/2011 6:39:32 PM PDT by usconservative (When The Ballot Box No Longer Counts, The Ammunition Box Does. (What's In Your Ammo Box?))

28 posted on 08/19/2011 7:54:48 PM PDT by SuziQ

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