SpaceX: Flight 4 of Falcon 1 Launch Successful

"Falcon 1 has made history as the first privately developed liquid fueled launch vehicle to achieve earth orbit!!!!!!"

That was an amazing launch to see.

Congratulations SpaceX!

SpaceX: Flight 4 Launch Update

Elon Musk of SpaceX released a short update yesterday about the possible liftoff starting today. The target window opens up in about an hour and a half from now.

"Falcon 1 is currently cleared for liftoff sometime between 4 p.m. and 9 p.m. (California time) tomorrow, Sunday September 28th. Of course, if we see anything that requires investigation, the launch will be postponed, but we’ll let you know as soon as we know. As with prior flights, you can access the webcast from the SpaceX site: www.spacex.com" -Elon

Photo caption: Falcon 1 Flight 4 vehicle on the launch pad at Omelek island, Kwajalein Atoll.

SpaceX: Flight 4 of Falcon 1 Update

SpaceX completed a static fire of the launch vehicle on Saturday, and has said no major issues came up. However, after looking over the data, they have decided to replace a component. The "launch window estimate is now Sept 28th through Oct 1st [CA time]."

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SpaceX: Flight 4 of Falcon 1

An update posted September 19th on the SpaceX website says the team is on schedule for a late September launch. If all goes according to plan, they could "launch sometime between Tuesday and Thursday (California time)". That means that the launch could take place as early as tomorrow.

I am sitting here in anticipation of the event (which hopefully will be live webcasted like last time). If they are unable to launch in the 3 day window, the next available target is in late October.

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(from the SpaceX website) SpaceX's Falcon 1 Flight 4 on the launch pad at Omelek Island in the Kwajalein Atoll of the Marshall Islands (19 Sep 2008).