SpaceX Falcon 9 Dragon SUCCESSFUL Launch Attempt 5/22/2012 HD

This is the successful launch attempt of the Falcon 9 Dragon system by SpaceX on May 22nd, 2012 (5/22/2012). The Falcon 9 successfully lifted off at 3:44am EST, and 11 minutes 38 seconds into the flight, successfully deployed both solar power arrays. This video begins at T-1:15 and continues on through the successful deployment of the solar power arrays, in high definition (HD) quality. Full webcast will be made available shortly.

1:13 - Liftoff of Falcon 9 / Dragon.
4:19 - Main engine cutoff.
10:51 - Second engine cutoff.
11:19 - Dragon spacecraft separation.
12:52 - Solar array deployment.

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[Wu Chang]

Fascinating !! Congs and thanks!

[Hexydes]

No problem!

[c rice]

anyone else think elon musk is awsome... just has a dream and goes and makes it a physical reality..

[aaronchow]

Congrats, SpaceX! And thanks for the awesome video upload!

[Guillermo Magana]

Wow!

[NJBZX]

He is the second JFK. :P

[thunderxlightning]

you might be surprised how many people without 'math brains' are working very successfully as engineers...it is never too late!

[thunderxlightning]

Hey smartass, the Falcon's engines, body, and capsule are all designed and built in-house by SpaceX. Elon Musk personally drafted the first couple designs of his rocket motors (and no, they are not J2s or J2Xs, which are NASA designs, so don't even) before he brought in other rocket engineers to help refine it.

[thunderxlightning]

so what? just because the falcon 9 isn't putting 280,000 lbs into orbit does not make it any less of achievement. more lift capacity = more energy = more fuel = more money, but that's mostly it (aside from the obvious engineering work that goes into re-engineering the rocket for higher payloads). the real challenge is to build the first space worthy design, which spacex achieved marvelously, and THEN to scale up

[fearbird22]

they have earned an EPIC WIN trophy from chuck norris

[MatrixParadise]

That's Awesome!

[Azlak0507]

This is awesome. Regardless who who develops these spacecraft, whether they're NASA built, Soyuz or SpaceX, this is an incredible achivement. To build something that can take itself to space, dock with the ISS and (hopefully) return home safely is mind boggling. Well done to everyone involved, I hope Dragon returns safely.