SpaceX says Falcon 9 rocket test fire is a success

[rglovejoy]

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100314/sc_nm/us_space_business

[jacquesm]

I can't wait until they launch that thing for real. That's going to be a major milestone in private space access.

[curtis → jacquesm]

I can't wait either, but I don't think the first launch is really a major milestone for private space access -- Atlas V and Delta IV both have multiple successful launches already.

The real milestone comes if and when Falcon 9 successfully carries people into orbit.

[physcab → curtis]

At 100% mission success, and for less than half a billion dollars...