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SpaceX to Attempt Launch of Falcon 1 Today

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the wtb-ticket-pst dept.

fatron writes "After yesterday's flight readiness review, SpaceX announced they will be attempting the second launch of their Falcon 1 Spacecraft today. The launch is scheduled for 4:00PM Pacific time with a webcast available from T-60 minutes until launch."

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  1. Re:Useful ? by FleaPlus · · Score: 4, Informative

    Is this in any way a space vehicle, or is this just another "single stage to balloon height" effort ?

    Um, it's delivering a payload into orbit.

  2. Other info sources by FleaPlus · · Score: 4, Informative

    For anybody looking for more frequently-updated sources of info and don't feel like watching the entire webcase, here's some other useful sources of info:

    * SpaceFlight Now's Mission Status Center: According to the status center, they're having some problems with remotely-monitoring the telemetry stream, which may end up postponing the launch.

    * Kimbal Musk's "Kwajalein Atoll and Rockets" blog: Kimbal is Elon Musk's brother, and often posts interesting (and highly unofficial) updates from the launch site. He sometimes goes into liveblogging mode, but hasn't done this yet today.

  3. Abort! by SirBruce · · Score: 4, Informative

    Terminal count abort. No launch.