SpaceX still mum on Falcon 9 launch date

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, Wed, 31 Mar 2010 10:56:33, Nomen Nescio posted:
The March 22nd launch window has come and gone and so far no word from
SpaceX what their plans are on when Falcon 9's maiden flight will take
place. Anyone know what's going on?

You have not been paying sufficient attention. For some while, the
"earliest possible" date has been 2010-04-12 Mon.

Google for +"2010-04-12 Mon" +Falcon g or see below. Or read
http://spaceflightnow.com/tracking/index.html, which is fairly good (I
think it should have a Falcon 1e, but ICBW; see
http://www.spacex.com/launch_manifest.php).

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Dr J R Stockton wrote:
You have not been paying sufficient attention. For some while, the
"earliest possible" date has been 2010-04-12 Mon.


Google for +"2010-04-12 Mon" +Falcon g or see below. Or read
http://spaceflightnow.com/tracking/index.html, which is fairly good (I
think it should have a Falcon 1e, but ICBW; see
http://www.spacex.com/launch_manifest.php).

I was going to say that perhaps they consider Kwaj to be too small
potatoes, but then I see they list a Sept 5 launch from Kodiak... and
one in October from Wallops Island.

From the spaceflightnow site:

April 12 Falcon 9 * Dragon
Launch window: 1500-1900 GMT (11 a.m.-3 p.m. EDT)
Launch site: SLC-40, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida

The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will make its maiden launch on a
demonstration mission. The mission will carry the qualification unit
for SpaceX's Dragon spacecraft, which the company plans to fly on
resupply missions to the International Space Station. Delayed from
Nov. 29, Feb. 9, March 3, March 8 and March 22. [March 11]

I think the number in square brackets is the date of the last change.
So, I guess that gives us some idea of your definition of "some while"


My biggest beef though is what is a California company doing
scheduling a launch window opening at 08:00 Pacific time!-) Don't they
realize that the only civilized hours of the day are described by two
significant digits with no leading zero on a 24 hour clock?-) Orbital
mechanics be damned

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Rick Jones wrote:

My biggest beef though is what is a California company doing
scheduling a launch window opening at 08:00 Pacific time!-) Don't they
realize that the only civilized hours of the day are described by two
significant digits with no leading zero on a 24 hour clock?-) Orbital
mechanics be damned

They're making up for the tea-time launches from Kwaj so those of us in
civilization don't have to be watching at 2am...

Anthony

Dr J R Stockton writes:

You have not been paying sufficient attention. For some while, the
"earliest possible" date has been 2010-04-12 Mon.

Google for +"2010-04-12 Mon" +Falcon g or see below. Or read
http://spaceflightnow.com/tracking/index.html, which is fairly good (I

It now says May 8th.

Don't hold your breath.

MJ

In sci.space.policy message
..invalid, Fri, 2 Apr 2010 21:01:31, Dr J R Stockton
posted:
In sci.space.policy message
, Wed, 31 Mar 2010 10:56:33, Nomen Nescio posted:
The March 22nd launch window has come and gone and so far no word from
SpaceX what their plans are on when Falcon 9's maiden flight will take
place. Anyone know what's going on?

You have not been paying sufficient attention. For some while, the
"earliest possible" date has been 2010-04-12 Mon.

Google for +"2010-04-12 Mon" +Falcon g or see below. Or read
http://spaceflightnow.com/tracking/index.html, which is fairly good (I
think it should have a Falcon 1e, but ICBW; see
http://www.spacex.com/launch_manifest.php).

Now "2010-05-08 Sat" - and still an NET date.

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