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Cecil Trotter wrote:
Fourth time is indeed the charm it seems!
Really impressed with how rock solid the second stage was in yaw, pitch and roll.
Looking forward to a Falcon 9 launch.
Eric Weder wrote:
Congratulations to SpaceX. I hope the MSM gives this huge success the attention it deserves. Bring on Falcon 9!
Brad wrote:
Why does the spacex link to the launch weirdly claim that 5200 m/s is orbital velocity? A typo? Regardess of that, good show SpaceX!
Now I can look forward to the first flight of the Falcon 9. Perhaps the greatest obstacle there is airstarting the new upperstage version of the Merlin engine.
Ralphe wrote:
A wonderful success! They made orbit. The rules may have changed. Congratulations to the entire team.
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This page contains a single entry by Rand Simberg published on September 28, 2008 10:03 AM.
Fourth time is indeed the charm it seems!
Really impressed with how rock solid the second stage was in yaw, pitch and roll.
Looking forward to a Falcon 9 launch.
Congratulations to SpaceX. I hope the MSM gives this huge success the attention it deserves. Bring on Falcon 9!
Why does the spacex link to the launch weirdly claim that 5200 m/s is orbital velocity? A typo? Regardess of that, good show SpaceX!
Now I can look forward to the first flight of the Falcon 9. Perhaps the greatest obstacle there is airstarting the new upperstage version of the Merlin engine.
A wonderful success! They made orbit. The rules may have changed. Congratulations to the entire team.