Posted on 02/10/2006 5:02:14 PM PST by free_at_jsl.com
El Segundo-based Space Exploration Technologies postponed the maiden launch of its Falcon 1 rocket, which was scheduled to take off today.
Known as SpaceX for short, the company had scrubbed two previous launches because of technical problems.
"After analyzing data from the static fire countdown, we decided to postpone the launch," company founder Elon Musk said in a statement Thursday evening. "The vehicle is being lowered for further investigation."
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Space Ping?
Is anyone else tracking the Virgin Atlantic Global Flyer? It has just about completed on circuit of the Earth.
lol i beat the ping!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
and u my friend beat me,,,,,lol!
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1574913/posts
It's not much, but it's there.
http://www.virginatlanticglobalflyer.com/MissionControl/Tracking/
This is pretty good...
It's the live update and tracking map page.
I'm beginning to suspect that SpaceX wants to be NASA MkII
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