SpaceX

[daniel]

"Left for dead" tends to be bad PR.

Yeah, but would you bet your life on a cost-cutting politician or corporate CEO putting PR and your life above a cost-cutting crusade?

Per our previous conversation, John Glenn was 77 when he went up on the Shuttle.

Interesting. But he was probably stronger and healthier at 77 than I will be or than I am even now. And he probably does not get seasick on rocking chairs and porch swings, as I do.

[Norbert]

Video: Wireds Elon Musk | Wired Science | Wired.com

(About the upcoming flight to the ISS.)

EDIT: And about the steps towards Mars civilization. Round trips as well as one-way.

[BYT_P1,837]

And about the steps towards Mars civilization. Round trips as well as one-way.

One way, hope property taxes are kept low for immigrating Marsions?

[Norbert]

One way, hope property taxes are kept low for immigrating Marsions?

More details forthcoming later this year. They have to focus on docking with the ISS right now.

[Selector]

There is a webcast right now and I think they are going to fire up some rockets

[rabar10]

Just completed a Static Test Fire -- basically emulating launch day, except they don't let go of the rocket, and then shut the engines down after 2 seconds of full-thrust operation.

There was one unplanned hold at T-27 seconds, they eventually recycled to T-20 minutes and did it again, successfully the second time. If that happened on launch day, it would have required a bump to the next available day for launch (instantaneous launch window, no room for unplanned holds or aborts/resets.)

[JRod0802]

[clea]

SpaceX Forced to Delay Launch to Space Station | Autopia | Wired.com

another delay ...

[rolosrevenge]

SpaceX Forced to Delay Launch to Space Station | Autopia | Wired.com

another delay ...

Better to do it right late, then wrong on time.

[clea]

Better to do it right late, then wrong on time.

oh yes! Plus its better if it's a software glitch rather than a hardware one ... usually much simpler to fix.