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Private Rocket Successfully Puts Satellite In Orbit for the First Time

Posted July 15, 2009 2:19 PM

From Gizmodo:

It may not be as exciting as the Apollo 11, but I do find exciting that SpaceX has put a commercial satellite in orbit for the first time, launching a Falcon I rocket from the Marshall Islands. SpaceX launched a Malaysian satellite into orbit using the two-stage Falcon, a rocket developed and built from scratch by the company. The satellite, called RazakSAT, is designed to take high resolution pictures of Malaysia. If all goes as planned, SpaceX will soon deliver material to the International Space Station in the future.

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07/15/2009 8:13 PM

It has been a tough old road for SpaceX and they aren't quite at the level of Sea-Launch ------ yet - but they ARE in orbit.

Congratulations SpaceX!!!!! Yaaaaaaaaaa!!!!!

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07/16/2009 3:49 AM

Eat yer heart out, Shuttle!

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07/19/2009 5:01 PM

Congrats to SpaceX, but if the poorly worded caption was intended to imply (or I misunderstood?) that this was the first civilian launch they would be way off.

Actually a surprisingly crowded field, with demand consistently outstripping supply.

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