SpaceX Successfully Launches Falcon 9 Rocket

leetrout writes "SpaceX has successfully launched a two-stage rocket, the Falcon 9, into Earth orbit from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. 'Liftoff came after hours of delay, sparked initially by launchpad telemetry problems, then by a sailboat that strayed into a restricted area of the launch range. The day's first countdown was aborted at virtually the last second, due to a problem with the engine parameters, but the launch software was adjusted and a second countdown went all the way to the end.'" Update: 06/04 20:16 GMT by S : Reader mrcaseyj points out Spaceflight Now's coverage, which includes a number of pictures from the launch.

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Re:Cool

[hardburn]

I don't want to hear anymore about Obama and his socialist plan to move space launching into the hands of private enterprise.

Giant wasp from outer space?

[Anonymous Coward]

I laughed at the feeble attempts of the giant alien wasp to stop the launch at T -5 or so. Was that you, K'breel, or one of your minions?

Re:Cool

[clarkkent09]

That's only because he knows that private enterprise will be more efficient in eventually allowing humans to travel to his real birthplace!