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Falcon 9 Is Now Fully Integrated At Cape Canaveral

Posted by timothy on from the neither-cape-ann-nor-cape-cod dept.

RobGoldsmith writes "SpaceX's Falcon 9 is now fully integrated: an update from Elon Musk states 'Falcon 9 is now fully integrated at the Cape! Today we mated the 5.2 m payload fairing to the Falcon 9 first stage. This was the final step in the integration process — one day ahead of schedule.' New images are now available showing the first fully integrated Falcon 9 Rocket. Once the launch mount and erector are complete, SpaceX will transfer Falcon 9 on to the erector and raise it to vertical early in 2009."

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  1. Out of order? by Paladin_Krone · · Score: 4, Funny

    I thought it was proper to erect first, then integrate?

    1. Re:Out of order? by davester666 · · Score: 3, Funny

      50 years of design and the best shape that rocket scientists can come up with is penis shaped?

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    2. Re:Out of order? by MichaelSmith · · Score: 2, Funny

      I thought it was proper to erect first, then integrate?

      Well thats how NASA does it anyway.

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    3. Re:Out of order? by MichaelSmith · · Score: 3, Funny

      50 years of design and the best shape that rocket scientists can come up with is penis shaped?

      There is a reason for that.

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    4. Re:Out of order? by Schemat1c · · Score: 5, Funny

      50 years of design and the best shape that rocket scientists can come up with is penis shaped?

      They experimented with a vagina based design but none of the rocket scientist nerds could figure out how to make it work.

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  2. Spam by Jurily · · Score: 4, Funny

    Once the launch mount and erector are complete, SpaceX will transfer Falcon 9 on to the erector and raise it to vertical early in 2009.

    Sounds like some spam I've been getting.

  3. Integrated? by linebackn · · Score: 2, Funny

    Integrated? Does that mean it can no longer be uninstalled?