[extropy-chat] SpaceX launch attempt webcast
Brian Atkins
brian at posthuman.com
Fri Mar 24 22:40:00 UTC 2006
Lost the feed shortly after liftoff, I assume they cut it when failure became
obvious:
http://spacedaily.com/
SpaceX Falcon 1 Fails On Maiden Flight
El Segundo CA (SPX) Mar 24, 2006
What was meant to herald a new era in low cost spaceflight, has become an object
lesson in just how difficult it is to build a new launch vehicle from scratch
with Space X reporting that it's Falcon 1 rocket failed to achieve safe flight
and was apparently destroyed before reaching orbit. Details to follow.
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Brian Atkins
Singularity Institute for Artificial Intelligence
http://www.singinst.org/
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