Space X halts launch at last second

[Peter1469]

The launch of a privately owned Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station was delayed on Saturday when a computer detected a possible problem with one of the rocket's engines, a Space Exploration Technologies official said.

http://news.yahoo.com/possible-engin...1--sector.html

At least this shows that the company places safety above profits.

[MMC]

Yes.....It is good that they are thinking. Especially when all eyes are on them too.

[ramone]

We need this private thing to kick off hard. We are paying other countries to put us into a place we were pioneers in. Bull$#@!.

[Peter1469]

Private firms should exploit NEO while the government pushes out into the solar system.

[MMC]

Do you think we should build a base on the moon? I am in favor of this.....despite what Gig-n-rich had to say. Think we can do it? We should do it before anyone else.

[Peter1469]

We should certainly do it before someone else does. I imagine that if it was done properly it could even turn a profit.

[ramone]

Hell we maintained a space station for years, I'd assume we could live on a land based community on the moon. I'd love to take a trip there could I afford it. Other than that seems it would be easier to get to a farther space station when needed or just a farther jump to another planet. Makes sense to me.

[MMC]

Yeah, plus I think Branson is charging like 200k for a trip into Orbit. I think we also had something up about Private industry looking to make Space Hotels or Motels.