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blog.wired.com - 9/30/2008

Next for SpaceX: Falcon 9, NASA, Humans and the Moon?

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With a successful Falcon 1 launch under their belt, SpaceX has set its sights on hauling cargo for NASA with the larger Falcon 9 rocket, transporting crews to the International Space Station in its Dragon capsule, and landing on the...

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Geeknews:  Private Company Launches Its Rocket Into Orbit

Engadget:  SpaceX slated to transport cargo and crew on Falcon 9

Gizmodo:  SpaceX's Falcon 9 Will Hold NASA Cargo, Humans [SpaceX]

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youtube.com - 9/29/2008

Falcon 1 - Flight 4 - September 28, 2008 (video)

— youtube.com — This is the 4th flight of Space Exploration Technologies Falcon 1. (more) Falcon 1 - Flight 4 - September 28, 2008 (video)

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coolest-gadgets.com - 9/30/2008

Falcon radio controlled helicopter shoots balls

— coolest-gadgets.com — Summer is long gone, but that doesn’t mean you can’t look forward to next year’s edition! The Falcon radio controlled helicopter is different from the rest since it not only flies around like an irritating insect, it is also ... (more) Falcon radio controlled helicopter shoots balls

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science.slashdot.org - 9/29/2008

SpaceX Falcon 1 goes into orbit

— science.slashdot.org — SpaceX Falcon 1 goes into orbit (more) SpaceX Falcon 1 goes into orbit

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Private Company Launches Its Rocket Into Orbit
Geeknews — Space Launch A privately financed company launched a rocket of its own design successfully into orbit the other night, ushering in what the company’s founders hope will be a new era of spaceflight. The liquid fueled rocket called Falcon 1, launched a 5 foot payload into low earth orbit as part of a test to take on commercial operations as a space ferry. For more information, see the NY Times or Wired .

SpaceX slated to transport cargo and crew on Falcon 9
Engadget — ... well, the launch will be followed by three more, including one with a crew and an F9 "Heavy" -- handy if you've got 25,300 lbs of marbles or whatever to haul up to the International Space Station. If you plan on hitching a ride, get your job applications in now -- only valued employees are scheduled to be passengers at this time. Got a more exotic destination in mind? Next up Elon Musk, founder of SpaceX, has his sites set on building a "Mars lander of some kind." [Via Wired]Read | Permalink | Email this ...

SpaceX's Falcon 9 Will Hold NASA Cargo, Humans [SpaceX]
Gizmodo — ... The Falcon 9, which has nine rocket engines to the Falcon 1's one, is scheduled to go on its maiden voyage in 1Q 2009. If SpaceX meets the reliability milestones metered out by NASA, it'll get a $278 million award—about a tenth of the cost the government agency paid Lockheed Martin to develop its own people-transporting, space-faring rocket. [Wired] ...