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2010-03-15 Science & Technology

Privately developed SpaceX Falcon 'to fly cargo'

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Posted by Fred 2010-03-15 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11126 views ] Top

#1 ION WMF > GLOBAL STRIKE OPERATIONS [GSO]: US/USAF PREPARES TO LAUNCH GLOBAL DETERRENT FORCE TO BECOME WORLD STRATEGIC BOMBING'S
"UNCONTESTED TOP DOG".

Global Strike Command = "Prompt Strike".

* WAFF > [Strategypage]AVOIDING ANOTHER PEARL HARBOR. KIMMIE = NORTH KOREA will prob need another TEN YEARS [2010 thru 2020] TO BE ABLE TO DEV, MANUFACTURE INDIGENOUS LR MISSLES WID NUCLEAR, OTHER ADVANC STRATEGIC WARHEADS.

Posted by JosephMendiola 2010-03-15 01:41|| 2010-03-15 01:41|| Front Page Top

#2 Alan Grayson on private space flight, Alan Grayson a gift that keeps on giving.

Posted by Don Vito Anginegum8261 2010-03-15 08:25|| 2010-03-15 08:25|| Front Page Top

#3 'To Fly Cargo'

To where? The station. Mighty singular function that has returned what in practical application other than to consume resources. Disney already is having a challenging time with their existing resort system to make the station a unique destination get away.

About the only cargo that would seem to have a profit potential would be for South American drug runners. If you can afford submarines, you probably could look at an alternative means of transportation. Stripping out redundant backup systems and getting a ~~kamikaze~~ pilot to make a one way run. At least you can strip out the costs of bribes, small armies, and ground transportation across the border they currently carry in the expense column.

Posted by Procopius2k 2010-03-15 09:50|| 2010-03-15 09:50|| Front Page Top

#4 Better late than never.

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2010-03-15 10:11|| 2010-03-15 10:11|| Front Page Top

#5 I look at this from an entirely different angle.
Private spacecraft is the way to go.

No government crap, just clear flights similar to the FAA system to avoid collisions, and inform the Military so you don't get tracked as Hostile, then lift.

Posted by Redneck Jim 2010-03-15 13:13|| 2010-03-15 13:13|| Front Page Top

#6 Let's hope it gets away and all goes as planned on April 12, 49th anniversary of Yuri Gagarin's flight, so we can raise our glasses to Yuri and the SpaceX crew that night.

Posted by Aussie Mike 2010-03-15 19:32|| 2010-03-15 19:32|| Front Page Top

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