[FPSPACE] FW: [lunar-update] SpaceX Posts New Details of Dragon Spacecraft

[LARRY KLAES]

>From: Larry Kellogg <larry.kellogg at gmail.com>
>To: lunar-update at news.altair.com
>Subject: [lunar-update] SpaceX Posts New Details of Dragon Spacecraft
>Date: Wed, 14 Mar 2007 19:49:00 -0700
>
>SpaceX Posts New Details of Dragon Spacecraft
>
>It is time again to see if SpaceX can make it to space.
>- LRK -
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>In today's space news from SpaceRef:
>
>-- SpaceX  <http://www.spacex.com/>Posts New Details of Dragon Spacecraft
>http://www.spaceref.com/news/viewsr.nl.html?pid=23605
>
>"The Dragon spacecraft is a pressurized capsule used for Earth to LEO 
>transport of pressurized
>cargo, unpressurized cargo, and/or crew members. Initiated internally by 
>SpaceX in 2005,
>Dragon will be utilized to fulfill our NASA COTS contract for demonstration 
>of cargo re-supply of
>the ISS."
>
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>http://www.spacex.com/updates.php#demoflight_2_launch_update_6
>
>
>       DemoFlight 2 Update
>
>*Posted March 5, 2007*
>
>The launch window is now March 19th to 22nd (California time). During
>extended ground testing in late February, one of our second stage thrust
>vector control boards indicated a problem. Although our analysis showed
>substantial margin for flight, we decided nonetheless to increase the
>robustness of certain of the components and run a delta qualification.
>
>The upgraded boards will be installed this week. If all goes well,
>Falcon 1 will do a static fire next week and then launch in the week of
>the 19th.
>
>--Elon--
>
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>I wish SpaceX good fortune as it would be another step to
>commercializing space.
>Getting things to orbit cheaply is the hurdle we need to overcome.
>- LRK -
>
>Thanks for looking up with me.
>
>Larry Kellogg
>
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>WHAT THE MIND CAN CONCEIVE, AND BELIEVE, IT WILL ACHIEVE - LRK
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