Comments on: Success SpaceX Falcon 1 – Flight 4 – September 28, 2008

By: Prometheus4096

Prometheus4096 — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 08:32:01 +0000

Get ready for …
Get ready for satellites to clog up all the orbits! Nice.

By: A86

A86 — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 08:32:01 +0000

“LOL. McDonald’s …
“LOL. McDonald’s quality is subjective. What are you looking for? 5-star dining or something quick that satisfies the urge for comfort food”

Are you kidding? McDonald’s is some of the most unhealthy food in earth and is one of the major causes of obesity in this country. Do you think any doctor would approve of eating McDonald’s more often than very sparingly? I’m sorry man but you’re almost crossing the line into corporate apologetics.

BTW, I never said free market capitalism existed yet.

By: roidroid

roidroid — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 08:32:00 +0000

unlikely, space …
unlikely, space launch is very dangerous.
I think as far as the Insurance is concerned they WILL loose a few rockets. All in a days work.

By: TTTopGun

TTTopGun — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 08:32:00 +0000

Qantas holds a …
Qantas holds a record of never crashing a plane, hopefully SpaceX can show off a similar quality standard.

By: Pelmender

Pelmender — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 08:31:59 +0000

Видеть своими …
Видеть своими глазами отделение ступени.. Я рад, что живу в такие времена.

By: fkordic

fkordic — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 08:31:58 +0000

This is incredible
This is incredible

By: UfoFootage2

UfoFootage2 — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 08:31:58 +0000

NASA lost …
NASA lost butt-loads of Rockets leading up to the Moon Landing!! 3 Astronauts including “Gus Grissom” were killed in a fire that started on a rocket before launch, Gus Grissom was to be the first man on the Moon, he was killed in the fire 2 years prior to the Moon Landing!! Despite the tragedies, the USA didn’t back down from a challenge and continued flights! When 350 people are killed on a Jumbo Jet do they stop flying them?? NO… BTW 50,000 Americans are killed in car accidents yearly!!

By: ArbitraryConstant

ArbitraryConstant — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 08:31:57 +0000

They added a delay …
They added a delay after first stage shut down to prevent another loss like flight 3. It’s pitching because there’s no thrust it can use to steer until the second stage lights up. A few seconds of free fall doesn’t hurt it. They successfully put flight 5 up a few days ago.

By: warrenkm

warrenkm — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 08:31:57 +0000

Staging still looks …
Staging still looks ugly. There’s a marked pitch over and a fair amount of oscillation after. I don’t recall seeing this in NASA vids, but that doesn’t mean it didn’t happen.

By: warrenkm

warrenkm — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 08:31:56 +0000

Yeah, I know they …
Yeah, I know they added a delay to get rid of residuals in the CC, but the pitch over suggests bad mass distribution/CG, and a lack of mechanism for small attitude adjustments. I realize this adds complexity, but for manned missions I imagine they’re going to run into troubles with qualification.