First real SpaceX launch tomrrow to the IISS

[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"

[PNWDan]

I actually machined components for them last year

[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

[Mad Chemist]

I'll be out there watching the launch

[LJ851]

Thanks George!

[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.