Good stuff!
SpaceX is about to launch their Falcon 9 rocket for the first time, carrying a Dragon spacecraft prototype. In theory, the new ship will haul cargo and crews of seven astronauts to the ISS. The countdown is now live:
Live Launch: The Private Rocket That May Haul US Astronauts One Day
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Beach FanaticAuthor
Apparently the rocket itself decided to abort and go back on hold until systems are checked out. Nice to see some safeguards built into the technology....
Beach FanaticAuthor
Here is a different, more updated livefeed....
http://www.spaceflightnow.com/falcon9/001/status.html
http://www.spaceflightnow.com/falcon9/001/status.html
Beach Fanatic
hurry already.
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Beach FanaticAuthor
Wow, this is pretty amazing! I love the fact that this is a private company competing for space business. SpaceX and Virgin Galactic are the future of space technology and exploration! 
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missed it.
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