Falcon 1 succeeded...

Post by **Vice** » Mon Sep 29, 2008 2:50 pm

Falcon 1, the privately funded space rocket, successfully reached Earth orbit (video of the launch is included in the article):

http://blog.wired.com/wiredscience/2008 ... id-it.html

verbosity · Post by **verbosity** » Mon Sep 29, 2008 3:42 pm

Whooo that was amazing, I knew they were gonna try, watching the video was great though, my son loved it too!

MMaggio · Post by **MMaggio** » Mon Sep 29, 2008 4:59 pm

It's about time.....

tha_rami · Post by **tha_rami** » Mon Sep 29, 2008 5:08 pm

Whoa. Pretty insane, that.

IckleChesh · Post by **IckleChesh** » Tue Oct 21, 2008 3:43 pm

Don't mean to bring up an old thread, but I thought you guys over the pond might like to see this, in the sprit of private rocket launches.

We Brits are well aware of the team at Top Gears and their major stunts, but this has got the be one of the best. Makes me smile every time I watch it.

Hope you all enjoy.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/topgear/videos/ind ... tunt&id=64

tha_rami · Post by **tha_rami** » Tue Oct 21, 2008 3:47 pm

If that one is the one I think it is, thta still is a classic as far as I'm concerned

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[Edited on 21-10-2008 by tha_rami]

49rTbird · Post by **49rTbird** » Tue Oct 21, 2008 4:14 pm

At this rate backwards seems faster which is the direction NASA seems to be taking.

PingBosun · Post by **PingBosun** » Tue Oct 21, 2008 5:27 pm

That damn nearly made it as well!!!