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Falcon 1 Ready to Launch

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the third-time's-a-charm dept.

DarkNemesis618 writes "SpaceX's new rocket, the Falcon 1 is set to launch February 8. Twice now it has been delayed for technological problems and then for structural. It's payload is set to be the FalconSat-2 satellite. What's interesting is that this satellite was built by the cadets at the USAF Academy. The satellite is going to be studying the effects of space plasma. It appears NASA & the shuttle are not the only ways for the government to launch satellites anymore."

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  1. The Sea Launch Consortium by brokencomputer · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    According to Wikipedia, this rocket is the result of The Sea Launch Consortium.

    The Sea Launch consortium, which unites four companies from the United States, Russia, Ukraine and Norway, was established in 1995, and first rocket launched in 1999. It is managed by Boeing, with participation from other shareholders.

    It's interesting that these countries are working together with Boeing.

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