SpaceX sending satellite into space early Sunday

[TexasTowelie]

It'll be another late night for SpaceX and space enthusiasts on Florida's Space Coast on Saturday.

But unlike the company's last Florida launch in late July, Florida residents don't have to worry about a loud boom in the middle of the night.

The Hawthorne, Calif.-based firm will launch a Falcon 9 rocket carrying a communications satellite into space for a Japanese company, with a two-hour launch window scheduled to open at 1:26 a.m.

The company caused a stir at its last launch.

Read more: http://www.orlandosentinel.com/business/technology/os-spacex-satellite-launch-20160812-story.html

[edbermac]

1. 1:26am EST

Webcast starts a few minutes before launch.

I'll watch but I don't care for night launches, can't make out the details too well.

http://www.spacex.com/webcast

[edbermac]

2. Liftoff!

[GoDawgs]

3. They landed the falcon 1st stage

Now good luck for JCS16
Congrats SpaceX

[edbermac]

4. Wahoo!

And get some wi-fi out there!

[GoDawgs]

5. Yeah, the 1st stage xmit back to the orbiting network

I wonder if not better to send to the 'of coursd i still love you' and have the ship maintain the link.
SpaceX so awesome i wont second guess 'em. Prob a complication in the hand-off tween stage and network better left alone

[GoDawgs]

6. JCS16 deployed good on you SpaceX

Only bummer is they didn't do the Pokemon go skit at sign-off.
Oh well, back to tonight's rum-infused Rush and Santana youtube vids

[TexasTowelie]

7. Great news.

It looks like this is one private sector venture that might flourish and provide some good for mankind.

[GoDawgs]

8. You got it Texas Towelie

For a job well done have the SpaceX folk let their hair down and
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