"SpaceX has made history. Its privately developed rocket has made it into space.
After three failed launches, the company founded by Elon Musk worked all of the bugs out of their Falcon 1 launch vehicles. The entire spectacle was broadcast live from Kwajalein Atoll in the South Pacific. Cameras mounted on the spacecraft showed our planet shrinking in the distance and the empty first stage engine falling back to Earth.
As the rocket ascended, cheers rang out during every crucial step of the launch sequence, and at the final stage their headquarters in Hawthorne, California erupted in excitement. (Wired.com viewed the launch over the Internet on SpaceX's live webcast.)
The tensest moment came just before stage separation. At that critical juncture, the third launch attempt had failed. This time, it worked out perfectly.
Eight minutes after leaving the ground, Falcon 1 reached a speed of 5200 meters per second and passed above the International Space Station."
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September 2008 Archives
A Chinese farmer is baffled after he bought a duck that has feet like a chicken and is scared of water.
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Our entire view and understanding of the universe is changing today!
"Scientists using a $9.5-billion accelerator have launched the most ambitious particle physics experiment in history: They're on the hunt for the never-before-detected Higgs boson that many theorize binds the universe together"
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This is pretty cool. A new service from google.
"Dial from any phone 1-800-GOOG-411 (1-800-466-4411) About GOOG-411 Google's new 411 service is free, fast and easy to use. Give it a try now and see how simple it is to find and connect with local businesses for free. (*)"
Ananova: Six-legged bull in demand.
The owner of a six-legged bull in China is holding out for a higher price.
Li Guolin's six-legged bull ,a farmer in Yantou village, Kunming, says he's been offered 36,000 yuan, nearly £3,000, for the bull.
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