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posted by martyb on Monday May 01 2017, @10:58AM   Printer-friendly

SpaceX will attempt to launch a spy satellite for the first time on Sunday, breaking a 10-year United Launch Alliance monopoly on classified U.S. launches.

The two-hour launch window opens at 7:00 a.m. EDT (11:00 UTC), with a backup launch window the next day at the same time. SpaceX will attempt to recover the first stage rocket.

Also at NASASpaceFlight and The Verge. Falcon Heavy test firing begins soon.

[UPDATE 1: The launch is being live-streamed on YouTube . --martyb]

[UPDATE 2: Launch was scrubbed at T minus 1 minute due to "a sensor issue on the first stage" — launch now scheduled for same time tomorrow: Monday, May 1, 2017 at 0700 EDT / 1100 UTC. --martyb]

[UPDATE 3: The Monday launch is being live-streamed on YouTube. --martyb]

[UPDATE 4: The launch took place at 07:15 AM EDT (11:15 AM UTC). Launch was successful and the first stage booster had a successful return and landing at Landing Zone 1 near the launch site. --martyb]


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  • (Score: 4, Insightful) by MostCynical on Sunday April 30 2017, @11:07AM (1 child)

    by MostCynical (2589) on Sunday April 30 2017, @11:07AM (#501822) Journal

    Elon is a pure capitalist
    spies have money
    Elon takes money, launches spies' satellite.

    Is there an employer out there, anywhere, that is really nice, all the time?
    If not, we're all whores, if we work for money.
    Isn't that capitalism?

    --
    "I guess once you start doubting, there's no end to it." -Batou, Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex
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  • (Score: 2, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Monday May 01 2017, @01:39AM

    by Anonymous Coward on Monday May 01 2017, @01:39AM (#502088)

    If not, we're all whores, if we work for money.

    Who said prostitution is wrong? Why should we listen to them?