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Privately-funded rocket reaches orbit! Support Apolyton buy from Amazon


As some of you might remember, I've mentioned that there have been no successful privately-funded orbital rocket developments. All orbital launch vehicles to date has been government funded.

Until now. SpaceX, in Los Angeles, has become the first privately-funded success story with the launch of the Falcon 1. This was SpaceX's fourth attempt. The first attempt ended in the Pacific ocean not far from the pad. The second attempt ended in the second-stage burn not making orbital velocity. The third attempt ended with the first stage running into the second stage.

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Private space exploration

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Good news - now they have to do something about that nasty 1-4 succes rate

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FYI, the price of launches from SpaceX undercut even the Russians.

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Having trouble finding the news release on this. Can you give a link please Dan?

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Excellent news Dan.

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Having trouble finding the news release on this. Can you give a link please Dan?


Sure. Here's AP's story...

http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5...HWt4JgD93G1LC00

Here's the Slashdot post that was just issued...

http://science.slashdot.org/science...8/2348205.shtml

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Thanks

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"Besides the Falcon 1, SpaceX is developing for NASA a larger launch vehicle, Falcon 9, capable of flying to the international space station when the current space shuttle fleet retires in 2010. "

Seems we won't need the Russians after all.

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Sorry, but I serious doubt many companies will entrust their horrifically expensive satelites to a private company that has only shown it can get 25% of its rockets into space. They are going to have to do a lot more testing and build up a serious success record.

I also wonder how this plays into international rocket proliferation regulations and rules.

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Here come the horde of killjoys!

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Any kind of space exploration

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China's first spacewalk attracts world attention

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Been done.

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A Youtube of the launch webcast.

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to SpaceX

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A Youtube of the launch webcast.



This video has ROBOTS and TEXANs talking.

You provided no warning!

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So what's next?

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Commercial satellite launches, a much bigger rocket, cargo flights to the International Space Station, and human flights to the International Space Station.

The owner's ultimate interest is in human spaceflight to Mars, but there are quite a few intermediate steps.

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Actually I discovered that an old university friend of mine is working for this company making the private rockets...I hope his rockets are doing better than the house we all used to live in is Nice to see that he didn't manage to f**k this one up and lose Scotty's ashes this time

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Sorry, but I serious doubt many companies will entrust their horrifically expensive satelites to a private company that has only shown it can get 25% of its rockets into space. They are going to have to do a lot more testing and build up a serious success record.


Thats an incredibly impressive result for a private venture, remember every government rocket program went through crap loads of failed rockets when they were at this equivalent stage of development. Heck look at the Arian 5 rockets they suffered humiliating setbacks and were government run. Besides everyone buys insurance on the cargo.

I wish them luck

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I'm sure they will build up more of a track record before they become "trusted," but if they're cheap somebody will take a chance on them. If they blow that chance, they could be screwed. But if they come through... why not?



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w00t! Won't be long now before the Vulcans visit.

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Private orbital space flight.... nice


But this makes it seem that the future of the solar system shall will be megacorporations fighting for resources not the benevolent United Federation of Planets as seen in Star Trek.


I just wish we could militarize space and allow nations to claim territory in space, that is the only thing that would get effective government funded space programs.

 
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