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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsLive: Falcon 9 rocket launches 24 satellites for SpaceX's Starlink service from Vandenberg, Calif.
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Watch live coverage as SpaceX launches a Falcon 9 rocket from California with 24 satellites for the company's Starlink space-based internet service. Liftoff from Space Launch Complex 4E (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base is scheduled for Wednesday, June 3, at 7:36:20 a.m. PDT (10:36:20 a.m. EDT / 1436:20 UTC).
Watch live coverage as SpaceX launches a Falcon 9 rocket from California with 24 satellites for the company's Starlink space-based internet service. Liftoff from Space Launch Complex 4E (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base is scheduled for Wednesday, June 3, at 7:36:20 a.m. PDT (10:36:20 a.m. EDT / 1436:20 UTC).
Rapid unscheduled disassembly, anyone?
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Live: Falcon 9 rocket launches 24 satellites for SpaceX's Starlink service from Vandenberg, Calif. (Original Post)
littlemissmartypants
9 hrs ago
OP
The Falcon 9 is considered one of the most reliable rockets in history
DetroitLegalBeagle
6 hrs ago
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I want it to explode so badly. Sorry. But I'm sick of these psychopaths and
littlemissmartypants
6 hrs ago
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RubyRose
(322 posts)1. 24 at a time. Boggles the mind to imagine how
many satellites are orbiting the Earth right now.
DetroitLegalBeagle
(2,534 posts)2. The Falcon 9 is considered one of the most reliable rockets in history
I think the reliability rating is 99%. From Wikipedia, its had 641 successful launches and 4 failures so far.
littlemissmartypants
(34,797 posts)3. I want it to explode so badly. Sorry. But I'm sick of these psychopaths and
I like noise and danger.
Plus, they deserve a long stream of successive "Ls."
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BannonsLiver
(20,918 posts)4. So you're saying there is a chance?