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Firefly successfully launches unmanned rocket
CNN ^
| Sat October 1, 2022
| Jay Croft,
Posted on 10/01/2022 9:29:03 PM PDT by BenLurkin
Texas-based commercial rocket company Firefly launched a rocket into space Friday morning, about a year after a previous attempt ended in an explosion.
The Alpha rocket launched at 12:01 a.m. Pacific time from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California.
It was the company’s second unmanned launch ever from Vandenberg.
(Excerpt) Read more at cnn.com ...
TOPICS: Business/Economy
KEYWORDS: firefly; fireflyalpha; rocket; texas
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posted on
10/01/2022 9:29:03 PM PDT
by
BenLurkin
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posted on
10/01/2022 9:30:03 PM PDT
by
BenLurkin
(The above is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion, or satire, or both.)
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posted on
10/01/2022 9:32:46 PM PDT
by
BenLurkin
(The above is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion, or satire, or both.)
To: BenLurkin
Defund NASA! Private sector can handle it all, cheaper, better, faster. Why wait?
To: BenLurkin
Please tell me they named it Serenity.
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posted on
10/01/2022 9:47:26 PM PDT
by
higgmeister
( In the Shadow of The Big Chicken! )
To: higgmeister
To: BenLurkin
To: higgmeister
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posted on
10/01/2022 10:08:53 PM PDT
by
Bobalu
(The bear has been poked in the eye..... Now what?)
To: nickcarraway
It should be but they canceled it.
To: BenLurkin
Saw it from Bakersfield last night through 2nd stage very nice to see
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posted on
10/01/2022 10:21:30 PM PDT
by
markman46
(engage brain before using keyboard!!!you)
To: Entropy Squared
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posted on
10/01/2022 10:28:01 PM PDT
by
Let's Roll
("You can avoid reality, but you cannot avoid the consequences of avoiding reality" -- Ayn Rand)
To: Entropy Squared; Let's Roll
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posted on
10/02/2022 5:10:27 AM PDT
by
Pollard
(Worm & GMO Free - some call us purebloods)
To: Chad C. Mulligan
Defund NASA! Private sector can handle it all, cheaper, better, faster. Why wait?
/\
Why, priorities of course.
You thought putting a man on the moon was hard ?
Try bringing Gender Equity to Islam.
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posted on
10/02/2022 7:08:14 AM PDT
by
cuz1961
(USCGR Veteran )
To: Let's Roll
I learned to after a few episodes.
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posted on
10/02/2022 7:17:16 AM PDT
by
wally_bert
(I cannot be sure for certain, but in my personal opinion I am certain that I am not sure.)
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