that WAS the third time. ;) Maybe the 4th time will be the charm. I think they'll eventually get it if Elon hasn't put his hands in too many tech pots. ----- Original Message ---- From: Jim Scotti <jscotti@pirl.lpl.Arizona.EDU> To: John C Borkowski III <john@jcb3.com> Cc: seesat seesat <SeeSat-L@satobs.org> Sent: Sunday, August 3, 2008 12:27:49 AM Subject: Re: solar sail launch tonight, as part of Space X launch The statement on the webpage below is perhaps a little surprisingly upbeat, but I guess you need to be in this business. Hopefully the third try will be the charm. On a brighter notek, SpaceX released a video of the test firing of their Falcon 9 first stage: http://mfile.akamai.com/22165/wmv/spacex.download.akamai.com/22165/9_Engine_VTS3-017.asx Pretty cool video.... Jim. On Sun, 3 Aug 2008, John C Borkowski III wrote: > Statement out by SpaceX > > http://www.spacex.com/updates.php > > The vehicle was lost in separation, or lack there of. > I'm not normally a religious man, but if you're up there, save me, Superman! - Homer Simpson ---------- Jim Scotti Lunar & Planetary Laboratory University of Arizona Tucson, AZ 85721 USA http://www.lpl.arizona.edu/~jscotti/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Frequently Asked Questions, SeeSat-L archive: http://www.satobs.org/seesat/seesatindex.html ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Frequently Asked Questions, SeeSat-L archive: http://www.satobs.org/seesat/seesatindex.html
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