Falcon 9 вышел на орбиту!

Только что Falcon 9 вышел на (пока промежуточную) орбиту! Falcon 1 сделал это только с третьей попытки. Не иначе как в SpaceX умеют учиться на своих ошибках. Молодцы!

А вот и видео запуска:

Posted June 04, 2010 11:54 Pacific Time
T+ 00:09:04 Falcon 9 has achieved Earth Orbit!

Posted June 04, 2010 11:54 Pacific Time
T+ 00:08:50 Second Stage Engine Shut-Down

Posted June 04, 2010 11:50 Pacific Time
T+ 00:05:35 As expected, the radiatively cooled expansion nozzle of the engine is glowing red hot. This operates like our Falcon 1 vehicle, but larger.

Posted June 04, 2010 11:48 Pacific Time
T+ 00:03:34 Second Stage Ignition

Posted June 04, 2010 11:48 Pacific Time
T+ 00:03:06 Stages have separated

Posted June 04, 2010 11:47 Pacific Time
T+ 00:01:56 Plume behind the vehicle is expanding as the atmosphere thins, as expected

Posted June 04, 2010 11:46 Pacific Time
T+ 00:01:13 Falcon 9 is approaching maximum dynamic pressure (Max Q)

Posted June 04, 2010 11:45 Pacific Time
T+ 00:00:06 Liftoff!