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Re:Falcon 1 Successfully Delivers RazakSAT Satellite to Orbit by mustpax on Saturday July 18, 2009 @08:45PM (#712404)
SpaceX already got a large contract with NASA to haul cargo up to the International Space Station when the shuttles retire in 2010. So it seems that even the government admits that these guys can do it better for cheaper:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7800721.stm

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Re:Falcon 1 Successfully Delivers RazakSAT Satellite to Orbit by sketerpot on Sunday July 19, 2009 @12:02AM (#712570)
Slight correction: the government admits that SpaceX can do it better and cheaper if they can deliver on their predictions. NASA is paying for a series of test flights to determine whether or not that's actually the case.

Remember, the Falcon 9 hasn't actually launched yet (although much of the design is shared with the Falcon 1). I'm really looking forward to its first test launch, which should be coming up before just too long. Their ground crew overhead is impressively low.

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Re:Falcon 1 Successfully Delivers RazakSAT Satellite to Orbit by quizbiz on Saturday July 18, 2009 @09:25PM (#712438)
SpaceX already has things in place to provide the service and their bid was better (1/2) than the Russians' bid.
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