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SpaceX Falcon 9 Launch Abort A Successful Failure

Posted on Sunday, May 20, 2012 by MegaZone

If you, like myself, stayed up last night to watch the SpaceX COTS 2+ Mission, aka Falcon 9 Flight 3, launch to the ISS you were probably disappointed by the last minute launch abort. For those of you who didn’t … Continue reading →

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Rockets, Rockets, Rockets – SpaceX Falcon 9 Launch To ISS 04:55ET This Morning!

Posted on Saturday, May 19, 2012 by MegaZone

There’s been some rocket-related activity while I was quiet. NASA continues the test program on the J-2X as part of the work for the planned Space Launch System (SLS). On Wednesday they had another brief test firing at Stennis Space … Continue reading →

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SpaceX Conducts Falcon 9 Launch Pad Static Fire

Posted on Wednesday, May 2, 2012 by MegaZone

SpaceX Monday Conducted a static fire of their Falcon 9 launcher on the pad at Cape Canaveral in anticipation of the planned May 7th launch of their Dragon capsule to the ISS. If the mission is successful it will be … Continue reading →

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