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The target launch date for the Falcon I maiden flight is now late November to early December from our island launch complex in the Kwajalein Atoll. All systems will be ready for flight by the end of this week with the exception of Merlin qualification, which we are extending by four weeks for added surety. The customer for this mission is DARPA and the Air Force and the payload will be FalconSat-2, part of the Air Force Academy’s satellite program that will measure space plasma phenomena, which can adversely affect space-based communications, including GPS and other civil and military communications. There will be web video coverage of the launch and access details will be posted on the SpaceX website in the coming weeks. Related Links Space X SpaceWar Search SpaceWar Subscribe To SpaceWar Express 
How Is A Rocket Like A Guitar?
Huntsville AL (SPX) Oct 24, 2005When the space shuttle lifts off its pad at Kennedy Space Center, the roar is unbelievable. Even miles away onlookers grab their seats and hold on tight. Sound waves penetrate flesh and shake bones. |
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