Space is now corporate...

[george graves]

SpaceX Falcon 1 rocket has finally reached orbit. The achievement marks a major milestone for Elon Musk, whose visions of a privately-funded rocket program appeared just out of reach until today's success.

Interestingly enough, most of the technology was "borrowed" from NASA. The second stage motors are a replica of the lunar modules motors - or so I heard. I could be wrong.

Either way - my father designed the cryogenic fittings that flew on the apollo missions.

It's an interesting time to be alive....He would have gotten a kick out of it.

[ethirtydavid]

To those who are unfamiliar, here is an article

http://blog.wired.com/wiredscience/2008/09/space-x-did-it.html

[2002maniac]

I made some of the parts on that rocket! The combustor housings (Whatever that is :))