SpaceX reaches orbit with Falcon 1 - Flight 4 (full video including Elon Musk statement)

SpaceX is the only private company to ever reach earth orbit with their Falcon 1 rocket. This is the FULL 40 minute webcast from about T-10 minutes until well after SECO. We didn't want to cut out the chorus of cheering after the SpaceX crew realized that they had just made history!

While Scaled Composites did reach space twice and thus winning the Ansari X PRIZE, they did not actually reach orbit. The Falcon 1 with its simulated payload is the first private vehicle to reach orbit on Sunday September 28th, 2008 at 23:31 UTC.

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[Redsayema]

how could this be?? u cant do a 43 mins video u know!!!

[spacevidcast]

@Redsayema You can if you're a Youtube partner.

[JRhalo14]

in stead of using RP-1 you should use liquid hydrogen it is more powerful and can be made easier. you need to split water into hydrogen and oxygen then freeze it into lox and liquid hydrogen

[spacevidcast]

@JRhalo14 It takes a LOT of energy and effort and money to keep liquid hydrogen cold enough to stay liquid. −423.17 °F/−252.87°C

[spacevidcast]

@JRhalo14 It takes a LOT of energy and effort to keep liquid hydrogen cold enough to stay liquid. −423.17 °F/−252.87°C. RP-1 is less efficient, but safer and easier to work with.

[rudeydudey05]

I love the little companies and organisations who seem to get things done. Makes me wish i was involved somehow.

[hobgoblin1216]

Future of space exploration = Private Companies. SpaceX is HP of space industry. G8 vid. 5*.

Encouragement 2 GenX.

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[ezzmannoob]

can anyone tell me what the white thing was which appears to come out the atmosphere then flys offinto space is please ? 25 mins 44 seconds and why just after they loose vieo footage ? looking estranged

[TheSexyTelemarketer]

@spacevidcast LOL pwned

[RicoJovanni]

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