SpaceX Again Poised for Falcon 1 Rocket Debut
Published: Mon Dec 19th, 2005Source: www.space.com
The private launch firm SpaceX is once again ready for its spaceflight debut as its first Falcon 1 rocket sits poised to launch later today.“All systems have passed their prelaunch checkout and we are go for launch,” said Elon Musk, founder of the El Segundo, California-based SpaceX, Sunday in a written update.
The rocket, whose inaugural flight for what SpaceX officials hope will be the first of a series of launches in upcoming months, is slated to lift off at 2:00 p.m. EST (1900 GMT) today from a pad at the U.S. Army’s Ronald Reagan Ballistic Missile Defense Test Site on Kawajalein Atoll in the Marshall Islands chain on the Pacific Ocean. The planned space shot has an eight-hour window to fly, about twice that of a scrubbed Nov. 26 launch attempt.
» Read the full article...
TAGS:
Recent News Articles
Friday, November 20, 2009
Wednesday, November 18, 2009
Tuesday, November 17, 2009
Monday, November 16, 2009
Sunday, November 15, 2009
Saturday, November 14, 2009
Thursday, November 12, 2009
Wednesday, November 11, 2009
Monday, November 9, 2009
Saturday, November 7, 2009
Thursday, November 5, 2009
