| ?SpaceX launches new rocket primed for future cre... |
jimmyshackleton |
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2018-05-13 |
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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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| ?Why Did Landmark Education Leave France? |
lgattruth |
(2.33) |
1,309 |
2007-09-15 |
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description:
Why Did Landmark Education Leave France? Landmark Education shut down operations in France in 2004, shortly after the documentary Voyage to the Land of the New Gurus.
domain:
landmarkleftfrance
keywords:
landmark, education, forum, landmark education, landmark forum, werner erhard, werner
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| ?epic moonlanding fraud. (proof) |
theletterj |
(2.41) |
1,310 |
2006-07-10 |
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description:
fake moon landing
domain:
fraudtothemoon
keywords:
moon,landing,fake,space
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| ?Modplug belts out a face melter |
Squoog |
(2.75) |
1,310 |
2008-02-10 |
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description:
poop
domain:
modmelt
keywords:
highlander, lost horizons, face melter, modplug, mod, xm, s3m, chiptune, music, video games
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| ?What Strength! |
RobAlGhul |
(3.63) |
1,314 |
2005-10-25 |
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description:
What Strength!
domain:
whatstrength1
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What Strength
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| ?obi wan belts out a face melter |
conanthelibrarian |
(2.45) |
1,318 |
2006-10-08 |
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description:
the coolest thing since awsome
domain:
obiwansanteater
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obi wan, anteater
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| ?Fat Speed Racer |
thetikihead |
(2.06) |
1,319 |
2006-01-05 |
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description:
motorcycle, bike, fat, leather, speed, speed racer, racer, race, stole, Fat Speed Racer
domain:
motospeed
keywords:
motorcycle, bike, fat, leather, speed, speed racer, racer, race, stole, Fat Speed Racer
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| ?The Great Khali Belts out a Face Melter |
sigma4488 |
(2.14) |
1,319 |
2007-09-06 |
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description:
Khali is in a Power Metal Band!
domain:
Khalithehighlander
keywords:
Face Melter
Khali
WWE
Harrison Ford
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| ?L33tBlue Airlines |
Knightofshadows |
(3.33) |
1,320 |
2005-09-21 |
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description:
Jet Blue Airlines Flight Landing Shots. The pilot is so l33t.
domain:
Leetblue
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Fox, L33t, Jetblue, L33tblue
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| ?Chaka-Khan revisited |
Smittiox |
(3.20) |
1,322 |
2019-03-07 |
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description:
was in the middle of making this and saw it was done 15 years ago too
enjoy anyway
warped minds think alike i guess XD
domain:
ChakaKhanrevisited
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chaka,Khan,land of the lost,star trek
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| ?azula goes to a happy magical land |
letsago |
(3.00) |
1,324 |
2012-03-19 |
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description:
vote 5 for awesome cool,extreme site with azula the firebender in it.moon man rules kkk
domain:
ranoutofideas
keywords:
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| ?Leather Ruins Everything |
Mattocks |
(3.20) |
1,324 |
2009-11-06 |
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description:
**** you, leather!
domain:
leatherruins
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ruin, leather, dbz
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| ?WORFTMND: WORF BELTS OUT A FACE ME... |
peesauce |
(3.93) |
1,325 |
2008-04-16 |
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description:
face
domain:
WORFFACEMELTER
keywords:
WORF STARK TREK
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| ?Chun-Li = Ducky from Land Before Time |
Breadallelogram |
(2.25) |
1,327 |
2008-09-05 |
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description:
http://yepyepyepyepyepyepyep.ytmnd.com/ I'm ripping off murphvelocity.
domain:
yepyepyepyepyep
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| ?MUHAMMADTMND |
anystrom |
(3.30) |
1,327 |
2012-09-13 |
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description:
Every non-Muslim is an infidel! Their lands, their women, their children are our spoils!
domain:
muhammadtmnd
keywords:
Muhammad
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| ?wilson robinson belts out a facemelter |
jshields1212 |
(1.40) |
1,327 |
2007-04-03 |
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description:
Wilson Robinson belts out a facemelter
domain:
edwinfacemelter
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wilson,robinson,wilson robinson,facemelter,belts,sae
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| ?Mario Belts Out A Face Melter |
spikelee |
(2.56) |
1,327 |
2008-08-01 |
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description:
wHoAoAoOaoOA!!!!!!!!!!
domain:
MarioMelter
keywords:
Mario, face melter, facemelter, melters, rock, typing, mario teaches typing, super mario
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| ?Land Beast Dance |
LaserFrog |
(3.67) |
1,328 |
2006-07-09 |
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description:
land beast dance is fun oh yeah
domain:
dancelandbeast
keywords:
dance, beast, land,
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| ?No, she's obviously belting out a face m... |
Hell6fuck6ing6hammer |
(3.00) |
1,328 |
2008-02-14 |
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description:
no description given.
domain:
hentaifacemelter12
keywords:
Hentai, Face melter
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| ?If movie quotes lived in Disco land. |
jestes311 |
(3.00) |
1,329 |
2009-02-01 |
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description:
Can you name all the movies?
domain:
discoland
keywords:
Movie, Quotes, Disco, Music, Random, Durp
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| ?B-1 Bomber Pilot Forgot the Wheels! |
mwrl |
(2.00) |
1,332 |
2006-06-12 |
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description:
B1 Bomber pilot really forgot to lower the landing gear and crashed a million dollar aircraft.
domain:
b1crash
keywords:
B1 Bomber us air force usaf crash no landing gear
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| ?FACEMELTMND : NAZI PRESIDENT BELTS OU... |
cucka |
(1.50) |
1,332 |
2008-11-15 |
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description:
no
domain:
nazipresidentomg
keywords:
maybe, facemelt, spfftw
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| ?Zombie Nation |
ATOMICMAN |
(3.33) |
1,332 |
2009-02-15 |
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description:
no description given.
domain:
zomboned
keywords:
zombie,nation,kernkraft,land,of,the,dead,400
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| ?Stephen belts out a face melter |
turtle-elf |
(2.20) |
1,335 |
2007-04-03 |
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description:
Stephen is very protective of his store, but you better NOT threaten his face melter! 0_0
domain:
thisismyfacemelteeeeeer
keywords:
dead rising,stephen,store,face melter
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| ?The Scream Belts Out a Face Melter |
dslats715 |
(3.08) |
1,337 |
2006-10-02 |
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description:
Edvar Munch's infamous Scream belts out a face melter
domain:
munchscream
keywords:
face melter, munch, scream, the scream, bald scary guy
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| ?Dugtrio17.com forums had one weakness |
Sockman |
(3.20) |
1,338 |
2006-06-19 |
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description:
GET THE HELL OFF MY INTERNET indeed.
domain:
d17forums
keywords:
spam, spambots, bots, forums, dugtrio17, die die die, asshole land
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| ?THIS LAND |
oneeyedwilly |
(1.50) |
1,339 |
2004-08-03 |
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description:
no description given.
domain:
thislandismylandkerrybush
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| ?Oregon had ONE Strength vs. OU |
bmclaughlin |
(2.00) |
1,340 |
2006-09-16 |
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description:
no description given.
domain:
ourobbed
keywords:
OU, Sooners, Oklahoma, Ducks, Oregon, NCAA football
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| ?Steph Moth |
gametavern |
(1.00) |
1,342 |
2006-07-09 |
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description:
Stephanie J Block - Never Never Land Moth
domain:
stephmoth
keywords:
Stephanie J Block - Never Never Land Moth
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| ?Let the invasion commence! |
ollj |
(2.00) |
1,344 |
2007-06-03 |
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description:
Mars Science Laboratory Mission Animation - May 25,2007. The Rover is so big that it got a floating landing platform instead of bouncing inside of balloons.
domain:
terminator2007
keywords:
terminator, laser, mars, rover, nasa
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