Watch NASA/SpaceX
Launch Live
SpaceX ‘Still GO’
For a Sunday Evening Launch
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SpaceX Readies Operational Flight
Post Date:
Sunday, October 07, 2012
12:30am CDT
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On
Oct. 7th, (my Birthday,) SpaceX is set to launch the first
of a dozen operational missions for NASA that will deliver more than 1,000
pounds of supplies to the International Space Station. Launch time is set for 7:35pm
CDT from Space Launch Complex 40 at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in
Florida, just a few miles south of the old Space Shuttle Launch Pads.
Backup
launch opportunities are also available on Oct. 8th and Oct. 9th, if needed.
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This video courtesy of NASA
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Post Update Date:
12:20pm CDT
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Launch Day
Weather Remains 60 Percent "Go"
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The weather forecast remains 60 percent favorable
for launch of the SpaceX Commercial Resupply Services-1 (CRS-1) mission.
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The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket was rolled to the launch pad at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Space Launch Complex 40 Saturday night, following a slight weather delay. The rocket will be elevated to its vertical position today, powered and fueled ahead of the 7:35pm CDT liftoff.
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The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket was rolled to the launch pad at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Space Launch Complex 40 Saturday night, following a slight weather delay. The rocket will be elevated to its vertical position today, powered and fueled ahead of the 7:35pm CDT liftoff.
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Post Update Date:
6:43pm CDT
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'Everything
is Looking Real Good for Launch'
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The weather forecast for tonight's liftoff has
improved to an 80 percent chance of acceptable conditions at the 7:35pm CDT
launch time. There are no technical problems with the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket
nor with the Dragon capsule loaded with cargo bound for the International Space
Station. "Everything is looking real good for launch this evening,"
NASA Launch Commentator Mike Curie said. The rocket is to launch from Space Launch
Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla., which is adjacent to
NASA's Kennedy Space Center.
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Post Update Date:
6:50pm CDT
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And she’s OFF
and heading fast to the International Space Station!
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Yes sir….
It was another Great Launch into the early night skies from NASA, Florida! But I
cannot believe none of the cable news channels didn't even show it. None of them!!! There goes the space
program and any public interest in it!
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Launch Date: Sunday, October 07, 2012
Launch Time: 7:35pm CDT
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AubreyJ………
ROMNEY/RYAN2012
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