Comments on: SpaceX Falcon 9/Dragon launch succeeds: first commercial company ever to send spacecraft to ISS

By: Star Walk

Star Walk — Wed, 23 May 2012 10:17:00 +0000

Did you know you can track it in real-time with your iPhone?

By: Nishima Auluck

Nishima Auluck — Wed, 23 May 2012 04:33:00 +0000

Space x successful launch ..4 Predictions for what’s next .. http://liveoncampus.com/wire/show/3382335

By: penguinchris

penguinchris — Tue, 22 May 2012 23:50:00 +0000

I do wonder why that isn’t getting much mention. Leonard Nimoy did mention it on Twitter though.

I recall that part of his ashes were almost sent to space before, but there was a rocket malfunction or something. That made bigger waves than him successfully getting into space.

By: Culturedropout

Culturedropout — Tue, 22 May 2012 22:22:00 +0000

This truly rocks. That is all.

By: Dan Hibiki

Dan Hibiki — Tue, 22 May 2012 20:21:00 +0000

Blah blah blah. why isn’t Boing Boing mentioning the real news: http://www.theregister.co.uk/2012/05/22/scotty_ashes_dragon/

By: Faiz Imam

Faiz Imam — Tue, 22 May 2012 19:27:00 +0000

Well, if you want to get technical, they already have their contract. COTS 2/3 is just a technical benchmark they need to fulfill before they can begin operation.

The paperwork has been done for years now, progress is 100% limited by technical achievements, which is just the way we like it.

By: Keith Tyler

Keith Tyler — Tue, 22 May 2012 17:27:00 +0000

Not to be a debby downer, but it ain’t at the ISS yet. Why do we keep saying “first to launch to the ISS”? Let’s say that when it gets there. Better yet, let’s say it when there’s contact. That won’t be until Friday.

By: Joshua Ochs

Joshua Ochs — Tue, 22 May 2012 17:23:00 +0000

“It’s was towed outside the environment… it’s not in an environment, it’s beyond the environment.”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WcU4t6zRAKg

In all seriousness, that space junk may not impact our environment, but it can have a serious (and literal) impact on the space non-junk we have up there.

By: renke

renke — Tue, 22 May 2012 17:19:00 +0000

I’m not sure if the “first private company” makes completely sense. In this case SpaceX is paid by the NASA to lift goods to the ISS – is this different to ESA and Arianespace? Arianespace is a French company, only partly owned by state agencies.

By: Aloisius

Aloisius — Tue, 22 May 2012 17:14:00 +0000

Space junk is an environmental disaster? I’m pretty sure space is outside our environment.

By: Ian Wood

Ian Wood — Tue, 22 May 2012 16:58:00 +0000

Pending? Here: space junk. All government funded.

By: msbpodcast

msbpodcast — Tue, 22 May 2012 16:54:00 +0000

1st thing’s first: the “Video Here” link is broken.

2nd thing is that Elon Musk just made history as the first private entrepreneur to launch for profit (as well as science.)

What this bodes for the future is being guided by the care and cooperation from NASA.

I can hope…

By: senorglory

senorglory — Tue, 22 May 2012 16:49:00 +0000

Commercialization = pending environmental disaster? I can’t help think it.