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SFS News: SpaceX Falcon 1 Third Flight Scheduled Between ...
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Moon Mission Member  
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 Posted on: Sat Aug 02, 2008 5:46 pmEarth times says:
HAWTHORNE, Calif. - (Business Wire) Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX) has scheduled the launch of the Falcon 1 Flight 3 mission for Saturday, August 2nd. The launch window will open at 4:00 p.m. (PDT) / 7:00 p.m. (EDT) and remain open for five hours. If launch is delayed for any reason, SpaceX has range availability to resume countdown through August 5. Lift-off of the vehicle will occur from SpaceX’s Falcon 1 launch site at the Kwajalein Atoll, about 2500 miles southwest of Hawaii. Falcon 1 launch facilities are situated on Omelek Island, part of the Reagan Test Site (RTS) at United States Army Kwajalein Atoll (USAKA) in the Central Pacific. _________________ > http://www.fullmoonclothing.com > http://www.facebook.com/robsastrophotography > robgoldsmith@hotmail.co.uk |
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Joined: Wed Dec 08, 2004 12:55 pm
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Posted on: Sat Aug 02, 2008 6:20 pm SpaceX has now confirmed the launch window today: 23:00 GMT (7 pm EDT) - 4:00 GMT (12 am EDT)
_________________ "The hardest hurdle to space isn't the technicalities and money. But rather, the courage and the will to do it." - Burt Rutan. |
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