First Private Orbital Space Launch
Discussion
Does anyone have any further details of this?
http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=6f5_1222725338
The sound on the tape is a bit ropey but the on-board camera shots are magnificent.
Blurb said:
At 4:15 pm PDT, SpaceX's Falcon 1 rocket lifted-off and achieved Earth orbit becoming the first privately develop space launch vehicle in space
Apparently, it launched two days ago.http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=6f5_1222725338
The sound on the tape is a bit ropey but the on-board camera shots are magnificent.
Why should they spend a lot of money on publicity? They have had three previous failures so I would think that their main concern was to concentrate on making the rocket work properly.
Having said that, fairly good on-board video footage of the earlier launches is viewable on YouTube.
The person behind this is Elon Musk who became a millionaire through the setting up of PayPal.
This is the first successful launch of a privately funded LIQUID FUELED rocket - there have been other launches in the past using solid rocket motors or a mixture of liquids and solids.
Falcon have ambitions to be able to offer an alternative to government funded rockets such as Delta, Atlas and Ariane and even have ambitions to be able to launch humans. They have quite a way to go before they get to this point but if Musk's money holds out and they make profits in launching commercial payloads, they may very well succeed.
Having said that, fairly good on-board video footage of the earlier launches is viewable on YouTube.
The person behind this is Elon Musk who became a millionaire through the setting up of PayPal.
This is the first successful launch of a privately funded LIQUID FUELED rocket - there have been other launches in the past using solid rocket motors or a mixture of liquids and solids.
Falcon have ambitions to be able to offer an alternative to government funded rockets such as Delta, Atlas and Ariane and even have ambitions to be able to launch humans. They have quite a way to go before they get to this point but if Musk's money holds out and they make profits in launching commercial payloads, they may very well succeed.
Eric Mc said:
Why should they spend a lot of money on publicity? They have had three previous failures so I would think that their main concern was to concentrate on making the rocket work properly.
Having said that, fairly good on-board video footage of the earlier launches is viewable on YouTube.
The person behind this is Elon Musk who became a millionaire through the setting up of PayPal.
This is the first successful launch of a privately funded LIQUID FUELED rocket - there have been other launches in the past using solid rocket motors or a mixture of liquids and solids.
Falcon have ambitions to be able to offer an alternative to government funded rockets such as Delta, Atlas and Ariane and even have ambitions to be able to launch humans. They have quite a way to go before they get to this point but if Musk's money holds out and they make profits in launching commercial payloads, they may very well succeed.
PR, investment, etc. Having said that, fairly good on-board video footage of the earlier launches is viewable on YouTube.
The person behind this is Elon Musk who became a millionaire through the setting up of PayPal.
This is the first successful launch of a privately funded LIQUID FUELED rocket - there have been other launches in the past using solid rocket motors or a mixture of liquids and solids.
Falcon have ambitions to be able to offer an alternative to government funded rockets such as Delta, Atlas and Ariane and even have ambitions to be able to launch humans. They have quite a way to go before they get to this point but if Musk's money holds out and they make profits in launching commercial payloads, they may very well succeed.
Publicity can be a two edged sword. Publicity is fine until things go wrong. There is an old adage that all publicity is good, even bad publicity. In space and aviation however, failure is only bad for business and will drive away potential customers.
Therefore, it is best to ensure that your system works properly before touting for business. They have had three failures out of three launches prior to this successful flight and have lost three customer paying payloads - including the ashes of James Doohan - which was the main item the media picked up on.
I think what they are doing is great and I hope to see more and more privately funded space ventures over the next few decaddes. I am sure commercial launchers will create an upsurge in space business but they need to get through the test and development phase first.
Therefore, it is best to ensure that your system works properly before touting for business. They have had three failures out of three launches prior to this successful flight and have lost three customer paying payloads - including the ashes of James Doohan - which was the main item the media picked up on.
I think what they are doing is great and I hope to see more and more privately funded space ventures over the next few decaddes. I am sure commercial launchers will create an upsurge in space business but they need to get through the test and development phase first.
Blue Meanie said:
but they need all the publicity they can get. Footage helps...
Only if the launch is successful. Those who would be really interested in using their services would make their decisions on far more important issues rather than the "niceness" of the photos they supply.
Eric Mc said:
Blue Meanie said:
but they need all the publicity they can get. Footage helps...
Only if the launch is successful. Those who would be really interested in using their services would make their decisions on far more important issues rather than the "niceness" of the photos they supply.
Blue Meanie said:
Eric Mc said:
Blue Meanie said:
but they need all the publicity they can get. Footage helps...
Only if the launch is successful. Those who would be really interested in using their services would make their decisions on far more important issues rather than the "niceness" of the photos they supply.
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