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    Privately-funded rocket ready for 3rd try

    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. SpaceX, in Los Angeles, is trying to become the first privately-funded success story with the launch of the Falcon 1. This is SpaceX's third 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 launch is scheduled for as early as 4:00 PM Pacific US time (2 hours from now). The webcast will begin at roughly T-30 minutes. If there is a delay, the company has the range reserved for the next several days to try again.

    http://www.spacex.com/webcast.php


    Here's the OTF thread from the first try.

    Apolyton Civilization Site
    http://apolyton.net/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=144046


    Here's the OTF thread from the second try.

    Apolyton Civilization Site
    http://apolyton.net/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=163931


    Attached is the rocket on the pad on Omelek, Reagan Test Site, the Marshall Islands.

    Go Falcon!
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    I came upon a barroom full of bad Salon pictures in which men with hats on the backs of their heads were wolfing food from a counter. It was the institution of the "free lunch" I had struck. You paid for a drink and got as much as you wanted to eat. For something less than a rupee a day a man can feed himself sumptuously in San Francisco, even though he be a bankrupt. Remember this if ever you are stranded in these parts. ~ Rudyard Kipling, 1891
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    Re: Privately-funded rocket ready for 3rd try

    Originally posted by DanS

    Go Falcon!
    QFT!

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    • #3
      As good a way to piss away money as any.
      Good luck.
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      • #4
        Is it just my connection, or does that webcast totally suck ass? Hopefully their rocket team is more skilled than their webmaster...
        Unbelievable!

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        • #5
          It's not just your connection. Indeed, it sucks ass. Maybe it has degraded due to the large number of viewers.
          I came upon a barroom full of bad Salon pictures in which men with hats on the backs of their heads were wolfing food from a counter. It was the institution of the "free lunch" I had struck. You paid for a drink and got as much as you wanted to eat. For something less than a rupee a day a man can feed himself sumptuously in San Francisco, even though he be a bankrupt. Remember this if ever you are stranded in these parts. ~ Rudyard Kipling, 1891

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          • #6
            They also went back in time in their update posts...

            I'd think time travel is much more interesting than space flight...
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            • #7
              Originally posted by DanS
              Maybe it has degraded due to the large number of viewers.
              I'm sure that's the reason, but you'd think they could have anticipated the volume beforehand.
              Unbelievable!

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              • #8
                Well, it was slashdotted...
                I came upon a barroom full of bad Salon pictures in which men with hats on the backs of their heads were wolfing food from a counter. It was the institution of the "free lunch" I had struck. You paid for a drink and got as much as you wanted to eat. For something less than a rupee a day a man can feed himself sumptuously in San Francisco, even though he be a bankrupt. Remember this if ever you are stranded in these parts. ~ Rudyard Kipling, 1891

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                • #9
                  T minus 55 minutes and counting...
                  I came upon a barroom full of bad Salon pictures in which men with hats on the backs of their heads were wolfing food from a counter. It was the institution of the "free lunch" I had struck. You paid for a drink and got as much as you wanted to eat. For something less than a rupee a day a man can feed himself sumptuously in San Francisco, even though he be a bankrupt. Remember this if ever you are stranded in these parts. ~ Rudyard Kipling, 1891

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                  • #10
                    This is so funny. Quicktime, which is running the webcast, just crashed.
                    I came upon a barroom full of bad Salon pictures in which men with hats on the backs of their heads were wolfing food from a counter. It was the institution of the "free lunch" I had struck. You paid for a drink and got as much as you wanted to eat. For something less than a rupee a day a man can feed himself sumptuously in San Francisco, even though he be a bankrupt. Remember this if ever you are stranded in these parts. ~ Rudyard Kipling, 1891

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                    • #11
                      Ah, the crappy webcast is now dead as Dilinger. Now that we know they used a damned Mac, it suddenly all makes sense...

                      edit: damn, x-post again
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                      Unbelievable!

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                      • #12
                        Why do they think they can launch a rocket if they can't pick an OS for the desktop properly?
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                        • #13
                          T minus 30 minutes and counting...
                          I came upon a barroom full of bad Salon pictures in which men with hats on the backs of their heads were wolfing food from a counter. It was the institution of the "free lunch" I had struck. You paid for a drink and got as much as you wanted to eat. For something less than a rupee a day a man can feed himself sumptuously in San Francisco, even though he be a bankrupt. Remember this if ever you are stranded in these parts. ~ Rudyard Kipling, 1891

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                          • #14
                            T minus 20 minutes and counting...
                            I came upon a barroom full of bad Salon pictures in which men with hats on the backs of their heads were wolfing food from a counter. It was the institution of the "free lunch" I had struck. You paid for a drink and got as much as you wanted to eat. For something less than a rupee a day a man can feed himself sumptuously in San Francisco, even though he be a bankrupt. Remember this if ever you are stranded in these parts. ~ Rudyard Kipling, 1891

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                            • #15
                              Odd, I had the cast up and it didn't crash for me ... (in windows)...

                              It's on hold now, can't tell the T-Minus because it's not visible on the scree anymore (it's just off the top).
                              <Reverend> IRC is just multiplayer notepad.
                              I like your SNOOPY POSTER! - While you Wait quote.

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