OK… Let’s try
this one more time!
SpaceX “GO”
For An Early Morning
Tuesday Launch
Photo
credit: NASA/Jim Grossmann
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Falcon
9 and Dragon Standing at Launch Pad
Post Date:
Monday, May 21, 2012
9:3am CDT
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The
SpaceX Falcon 9 Rocket is standing atop Space Launch Complex-40 this morning at
Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida following inspections on an engine
that shut down during Saturday's launch attempt. SpaceX has confirmed the Falcon
9 Rocket is on track to launch early Tuesday morning, May 22nd, at 2:44am
CDT.
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Launch Date: Tuesday, May 22, 2012
Launch Time: 2:44am CDT
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* Launch
Coverage:
Watch Launch LIVE at…
Coverage starts
at 1:30am CDT
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Also
begins at 1:30am CDT
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* Keep up with the Latest Mission Info…
From NASA
HERE
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.Photo credit: NASA/Jim Grossmann
About Mission: Dragon Spacecraft built by SpaceX
will head to the International Space Station with about 1,200 pounds of cargo
during its demonstration mission, including commemorative patches and pins, 162
meals and a collection of student experiments…
Read the
rest HERE
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Image credit: NASA TV
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POST UPDATE:
Liftoff!!!
Of SpaceX
Falcon 9 and Dragon!
And what a beautiful sight it was to see.
Early Tuesday
morning…
May 22, 2012
2:44am CDT
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SpaceX Falcon 9 and its Dragon Spacecraft have
successfully launched from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida and are now
heading into space, chasing down the International Space Station for hopefully
a successful hookup in just a few days time.
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So far so
good!
And… great job SpaceX Team on getting her into
space, error free…
Yes sir -- JOB WELL DONE!
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Night all!!!
AubreyJ………
Info from
the NASA.gov website
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Here’s a 14 minute video clip of launch.
Takes us from just a few moments before launch, all
the way to when Dragon is in orbit and the opening of the Solar Arrays occur.
Some really cool video, gang… so be sure to click
it out!
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This
video posted on YouTube by Hexydes
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