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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (Reuters) - An updated version of the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, tailored for eventual crewed missions for NASA, made its debut launch on Friday from Florida’s Cape Canaveral carrying a communications satellite for Bangladesh into orbit. The newly minted Block-5 edition of the Falcon 9 - equipped with about 100 upgrades for greater power, safety and reusability than its Block-4 predecessor - lifted off at 4:14 p.m. EDT (2014 GMT) from the Kennedy Space Center. Minutes later, the rocket’s main-stage booster flew itself back to Earth to achieve a safe return landing on an unmanned platform vessel floating in the Pacific Ocean. The recoverable Block-5 booster is designed to be reused at least 10 times with minimal refurbishment between flights, allowing more frequent launches at lower cost - a key to the SpaceX business model. Enhanced rocket reusability also is a core tenet of SpaceX owner and billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk’s broader objectives of making space travel commonplace and ultimately sending humans to Mars. SpaceX has safely return-landed 24 of its boosters and reflown 11 of them. Friday’s flight marked the ninth SpaceX launch so far this year, compared to five orbital-class missions the company had logged at the same point in 2017, according to Musk. It came a day after the original launch countdown was halted one minute before blastoff time due to a technical problem detected by the rocket’s onboard computers. Friday’s second attempt by SpaceX, formally known as Space Exploration Technologies, appeared to have gone off without a hitch. The rocket’s payload, the Bangladeshi government’s first communications satellite, Bangabandhu-1, was placed into Earth orbit at 4:47 p.m. EDT, just 33 minutes after launch, according to SpaceX. The achievement was hailed by Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in a livestream appearance from her country’s capital, Dhaka. “Today is a very delightful and glorious day for our motherland, Bangladesh, and Bangalee nation,” she said. “With launching of Bangabandhu Satellite-1, we are hoisting our national flag in the space.” The Block-5 also marks another milestone for Musk’s California-based company. It is expected to be the first SpaceX vehicle to satisfy NASA’s standards for its Commercial Crew Program to carry agency astronauts to the International Space Station. NASA requires seven successful flights before the new rocket receives final certification for a manned mission. Besides missions to the space station, the new rocket will be used to launch U.S. Air Force global positioning satellites and other high-value, military and national security payloads. Block-5 marks the final version of the Falcon 9 lineup before SpaceX introduces its super heavy-lift launch vehicle, dubbed the Big Falcon Rocket, or BFR, which will be designed to send manned missions to Mars. SpaceX is one of two private companies hired by NASA to ferry astronaut crews to the space station. The other is Boeing Co.

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brian peppers finally getting a sniff

bridenno

Don't let the glasses fool you!

copterwonder

My "sequel" to Link Needs Therapy. onoesnotanothertherapy.ytmnd.com

indeednotanothertherapy2

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homerleastfavorite

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mfl

I've got nothing against the X-Box. But if Hudson thinks a Bomberman game won't sell on the 360 unless he gets a "mature" overhaul, it doesn't say much for their demographic. EDIT: Finally got off my lazy *ss and updated the picture.

bombermanisruined

Image from my xbox emu...thought it would be funny.

Zidanegetscancer

ERROR finally gets what's coming to him.

zeldaerror

if I go down I'm taking you with me

thelolatsystem

This is the final one. I can't go on. My conscious is getting to me. Do I smell pie?

bannersyouneverseefinal

The end of gman. This may be my last one.

gmanend

The last fives are given. The curtain is drawn. So, thanks, everybody! NOW GET OFF MY LAWN! And yes, everyone I could, up to this point, has been fived. If I'm going out, I'm doing it right. ;)

imcallingitquitswhileimahead

This works correctly in FireFox, but not IE, due to the GIF's high speed/framerate.

kirbyexplainsitall

A query to Square-Enix about the lack of info on their much-delayed Final Fantasy XII. UPDATE: FF12 has seen a JPN release.

finalfantasyxiidelay

Hulk Hogan's Big Conspiracy Finally Revealed!

hogantruth

i posted a *PERFECT* png of the Federal symbols on leakedphoto.ytmnd.com. the name of the folder i saved all the assets to is called "NEWCHIP AREA" and i named the final comp "HAIRY_SOPA." i named the AE project "SCHMEAR." THANK YOU to AMINDLESSIDIOT for ripping the short film off WEAREHAIRY.com. if you need something ripped, ask him. he will do it every time.

helena

Finally...

stanstfu

A khan battle with khan on the big khan from the classic final khantasy V. Khan fights khan so someone starts yelling khan a bunch of times in tune with a song while slightly off sync.

battleonthebigkhanitsbasedonavideogamesoitscool

you know you did.

youalwaysstoodontheright

Gay Fuel is sad =(

hetracil

This is my final project for my MATLAB class. I have to solve this problem using MATLAB. So next time you are about to laugh at a clever KOENTMND, think about me and the fun i'm NOT having with it, and don't.

matlabnotsogreatakshully

SOYLENT GREEN IS PEOPLE from chrono trigger. I had a time trying to synchronize this one, but finally got it. May vary on some computers. XD Most original idea yet ;)

soylentchrono

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edgewinstitle

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epicsteinermaneuver

Do not cover the view port in front of you and please use a Special #K pencil for extra cardboard breakfasts.

Finals

At last, Gravity Cat is Immortal. He shall live forever in Gmod.

gcfaeigm

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Germanyhatesthehiltons

It would seem that the Kremlings have finally developed zero gravity with methane. This music sounds so ambient, it totally fits the melancholy mood of the pipeish level. Seems those crocs have finally pulled it off. Warning: may be hazardous to yo

pokeypipes

Jeremy pwns ebay (and one lucky dumbass)

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