First real SpaceX launch tomrrow to the IISS

[george graves]

If all goes according to plan, tomorrow, Saturday, May 19th, SpaceX will become the first commercial space flight company in history to head for the International Space Station. You can watch online, live, at SpaceX.com starting at 1:15 AM Pacific / 4:15 AM Eastern / 08:15 UTC. You can also follow SpaceX founder and CEO @elonmusk on Twitter. He'll live-tweet from mission control during launch.





Spacecraft: SpaceX Dragon
Launch Vehicle: SpaceX Falcon 9
Target Launch Date: May 19, 2012
Target Launch Time: 4:55 a.m. EDT
Launch Site: Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla.
This mission is a demonstration flight by Space Exploration Technologies, or SpaceX, as part of its contract with NASA to have private companies launch cargo safely to the International Space Station.

[LJ851]

Thanks George!

[Mad Chemist]

I'll be out there watching the launch

[ethirtydavid]

Pretty cool stuff- I remember being blown away in 04 when they first launched into space. A private company - building and launching rockets.. These guys have been busyy

[PNWDan]

I actually machined components for them last year

[Aus E30]

Watching the webcast right now as well as the NasaTV streaming (6:32pm here in Aus right now)
I have a party that starts at 7:30 haha "I'll be late guys, watching space launches and stuff"

[george graves]

T-15 mins....weather is good.

[george graves]

Wow! Aborted on the pad just after engine were lit! Crazy!

[4bangerfury]

It may have aborted, but the safety systems worked in the way they were supposed to. I'd rather it abort here on the ground than something go wrong once it's rocketing to space.

I'm glad I get a second chance to see them try it again on Tuesday though. I didn't wake up early enough to drive up there this morning, but was watching the webcast and ready to run outside after liftoff.

[Aus E30]

30 Minutes till the second SpaceX webcast starts. 1 Hour till liftoff (hopefully lol)

http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/nasatv/index.html

Nasa Tv is steaming now.

http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/nasatv/index.html

[george graves]

Woot! In orbit!

[Aus E30]

That was amazing. When the video cutout I was like nooo! then it came on and caught the panels extending and the earth in the background. So epic!

[AndrewBird]

Pretty freaking awesome. I missed seeing the panels extend though. Must have looked away at the wrong time.

[slammin.e28]

I missed everything. I always get left out.

[blefevre]

Well they are doing better then the Falcon 1, so that's a move in the right direction for them.