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Eugene
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Join Date: May 2004
Location: Hillsborough, CA
 
2012-05-22, 23:07

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Originally Posted by Quagmire View Post
SpaceX successfully launched the Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon capsule this morning on the way to resupply the ISS.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4vkqBfv8OMM&
Not only that, but they unintentionally demonstrated why launch vehicles with SRBs are inferior. SpaceX was able to abort the launch at T-minus 1 second after ignition of its 1st stage. This would not have been possible with ATK's proposed rocket.

Someone should find a clip of the solar arrays being deployed...they lady in SpaceX mission control sounded very excited...
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