Redbelly98
Jul14-09, 09:36 AM
I thought this was pretty cool. A private company (Space Exploration Technologies) has started launching rockets for customers.
CAPE CANAVERAL., Florida (Reuters) – A pioneering rocket company that wants to take over the job of sending U.S. astronauts to the International Space Station launched an imaging satellite into orbit late on Monday for a Malaysian firm, its first paying customer.
Full story:
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090714/sc_nm/us_space_business_2
CAPE CANAVERAL., Florida (Reuters) – A pioneering rocket company that wants to take over the job of sending U.S. astronauts to the International Space Station launched an imaging satellite into orbit late on Monday for a Malaysian firm, its first paying customer.
Full story:
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090714/sc_nm/us_space_business_2