A new private rocket developed by an Internet millionaire is poised to make its start debut from Florida on Friday, the first test flight in a bid to eventually sends cargo, and possibly astronauts, into space for NASA.The new Falcon 9 rocket, developed by Paypal co-founder Elon Musk, has empty its final hurdle – a review of its emergency destruct system – and is on track to explosion off from a seaside pad at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Friday around 11 a.m. EDT.
The rocket was built by Musk's private spaceflight company Space Exploration Technologies and will carry a mockup of a Dragon spacecraft designed for cargo trip to the International Space Stations. This blog spot graphic shows how the Falcon 9 rocket compare with NASA's shuttles and other spacecraft.
"Yeah, we are all systems green right now," Musk told the media today during a teleconferences. "Weather is looking pretty good, although you never know where it will be tomorrow."`which to start the new rocket. If the Falcon 9 does not lift off by 3 p.m. EDT (1900 GMT), SpaceX can try again on Saturday.
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