Falcon I First Flight: 25th November 1pm PDT

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najab

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When you are a billionaire and spending your own money, who cares about PR? <img src="/images/icons/wink.gif" />
 
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barrykirk

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If the launch itself goes well and the sat reaches orbit safely... All of this will be forgiven and forgotten... Until the next time.
 
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mikejz

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The billionaire that wants to STAY a billionaire! <br /><br />SpaceX is under the microscope of potential customers right now, it pays to at least LOOK like you have it together
 
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najab

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Well, I suppose Musk is only a multi-millionare, so he probably should invest more in PR. Seriously though, I'd rather a flawless launch and bad PR than a slick presentation and a smoulding hole where the launchpad used to be. <img src="/images/icons/smile.gif" />
 
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mikejz

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True, but he also needs to provide a professional apperence to his potential customers. <br /><br />Apparently the Air Force has been watching SpaceX VERY Closely on the ground handleing prior to launch.
 
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tap_sa

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Well, you bet AF is watching them right now at the site, not via blogs/teleconference line <img src="/images/icons/wink.gif" />
 
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najab

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Get it working first, then get it polished. I suspect that it would have been much more polished if they weren't working in the middle of the Pacific - since Kwajalein is used to hosting classified DoD launches - NMD tests, etc. - there probably just isn't the telecoms infrastructure we're used to from KSC or VAFB.
 
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najab

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A T1 line isn't enough to do any decent kind of media streaming as well as the <b>MUCH</b> more important telemetry and voice circuits back to HQ.
 
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moonmadness

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come on light that candle <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <p>I'm not a rocket scientist, but I do play one on the TV in my mind.</p> </div>
 
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kdavis007

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It looks like a weather delay... <br /><br />Here is what I saw from spaceflightnow:<br /><br />Flying through thick clouds or electrically-charged clouds can cause a space booster to generate "rocket-triggered lightning" that would damage the vehicle's vital avionics. Exactly what the weather concern is today in Kwajalein has not been announced.<br />
 
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ve7rkt

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Shuttle_RTF's site says he's hearing people talk about a LOX problem...
 
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barrykirk

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Wasn't the weather much better yesterday.<br /><br />Figures that the army pulled rank and grabbed the better launch date.
 
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odysseus145

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They say their refilling the LOX tanks. How long does that take? <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> </div>
 
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mattblack

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Another 2 hours!! Doh!! I'm off to have brunch. <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <p> </p><p>One Percent of Federal Funding For Space: America <strong><em><u>CAN</u></em></strong> Afford it!!  LEO is a <strong><em>Prison</em></strong> -- It's time for a <em><strong>JAILBREAK</strong></em>!!</p> </div>
 
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