You can feel the excitement growing! The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket is only a few months away from its inaugural launch. The company recently passed one of their final test milestones and is now getting ready to fully assemble all stages of the rocket on the pad at Cape Canaveral. What is the Falcon 9 and why does it matter? Watch on to find out!


  1. heound says:

    Most say its gonna be Febraury 2nd

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  4. Trent Waddington says:

    The video of the Falcon 9 launching really needs a “SIMULATION” overlay.. those simulations are getting too damn good.

  5. Where does funding come from?

  6. ralpher05 says:

    New rocket smell….*phew*

  7. QuarkSpin says:

    Timing is everything – especially when trying to schedule a launch at the Cape. Wishing nothing but the best for the SpaceX folks!

  8. snoopyloopy says:

    @franksaninocencio private investors and launching satellites.

  9. Not before march says the inside sources.

  10. NPSurvival says:

    No they are talking about early March, possiblly the 8th

  11. MrSueVeneer says:

    Spacex is a joke, they will fail!

  12. @MrSueVeneer Your a joke and already have.

  13. MrSueVeneer says:

    Spacex, discount rockets built by mexicans, junk!

  14. dcb1138 says:

    Obama is going to be hated even more when Falcon 9 blows up…if they ever get the balls to fly the thing. Elon Musk is a bullshit artist and our gov. fell for his BS.

  15. madcio says:

    @dcb1138
    Now eat your words, dog.

  16. dcb1138 says:

    @madcio – I stand corrected….Glad it worked out for them (and us). The “dog” comment was uncalled for.