On Friday, the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket pushed into space for its first test launch (see articles at CNN, CNET, and the Washington Post). This launch marks a new era in space travel for the United States. With the President's new mission for NASA to privatize space travel, efforts like this will soon become the norm. Gone are the days of shuttle launches, an image of which appears at the top of this blog post (STS-128, to be exact). If all goes well, it looks like SpaceX will be sending cargo into space as early as next year. And after that? Well, we shall see what the future holds.
Oh, and for those of you who remember the cool blue spiral seen above Norway back in December, it looks like Australians were treated to a similar show, courtesy of the launch of the Falcon 9. :)
Here is a video of the Falcon 9 launch, courtesy of APOD.
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