NetTech Corp » space http://www.nettechcorp.com/blog Technology, Innovations and Experiences Tue, 03 Jan 2012 14:06:12 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 SpaceX Falcon 1 Makes History This Evening: Earth Orbit Achieved On Fourth Attempt http://www.nettechcorp.com/blog/2008/09/spacex-falcon-1-makes-history-this-evening-earth-orbit-achieved-on-fourth-attempt/ http://www.nettechcorp.com/blog/2008/09/spacex-falcon-1-makes-history-this-evening-earth-orbit-achieved-on-fourth-attempt/#comments Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000 admin http://www.nettechcorp.com/blog/?p=130 SpaceX’s Falcon 1 spacecraft made history tonight as the first privately developed launch vehicle to reach earth orbit from the ground. “About nine and a half minutes after launch, the second stage engine shuts down, and the Falcon 1 becomes the first privately developed liquid fuel rocket to orbit the Earth,” the company said. This was their fourth attempt. The previous three attempts failed to reach orbit – the last launch , in August, lost two NASA satellites and the ashes of 208 people, including astronaut Gordon Cooper and James Doohan, the actor who played Scotty in the original Star Trek television show

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SpaceX Falcon 1 Makes History This Evening: Earth Orbit Achieved On Fourth Attempt

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