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SpaceX countdown on now!

Posted by Chris Anderson on September 28, 2008 at 1:30pm
This has nothing to do with UAVs, but it's cool all the same. SpaceX, the Elon Musk company that aims to be the first private effort to make it to orbit, is scheduled to launch their fourth attempt this afternoon, sometime after 4:00 PST. All details and live webcast as soon as they start the countdown here. [UPDATE: it's on. Webcast here.] [UPDATE 2: THEY DID IT! Huge congrats to the SpaceX team!]
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  • Jack Crossfire September 29, 2008 at 5:59am
    Instead of investing billions in dot coms, creating billionaire CEO's who then invest in aerospace, investors should bypass the dot coms and invest directly in aerospace.
  • Daniel Langstaff September 28, 2008 at 8:02pm
    A true Hallmark of Spaceflight.
  • Howard Gordon September 28, 2008 at 6:30pm
    Very exciting to watch this. They certainly have nailed the telemetry !
  • Paul Mace September 28, 2008 at 5:50pm
    Truly awe-inspiring! This, not NASA (god love'm), is what we've been dreaming about since we were children: spaceflight tempered only by ingenuity. Go Team SpaceX! Congrats Elon.
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