SpaceX to relaunch rocket Tuesday 12:44 AM PST/ 3:44 AM EST

While watching the pre-launch, and listening to NASA comment on the rocket and its sub-systems, I am left wondering how it feels to be NASA looking at something which previously only they and the DoD could muster.<p>Will be a strange new world when one can put 'what ever they want' into orbit if they have the cash. Yes, I know that up to now that has been handled by 'the brotherhood' (this is what I heard a Lockheed engineer call the set of public and private actors that were the components of the US space program).<p>I'm really excited to someone putting up the ULA long duration vehicle [1] (an internal combustion engine in space, how cool is that?) and depots with fuel for things to move around. That will be a new day indeed.<p>[1] <a href="http://www.ulalaunch.com/site/docs/publications/Integrated%20Vehicle%20Propulsion%20and%20Power%20System%20for%20Long%20Duration%20Cyrogenic%20Spaceflight%202011.pdf" rel="nofollow">http://www.ulalaunch.com/site/docs/publications/Integrated%2...</a>

I remember when all the major networks covered a space launch. The count down, the NASA checklists, Walter Cronkite talking to some ex-astronaut type person explaining what was going on. This feels like that (except for the fact that not a lot of coverage other than NASA TV and a web cast). I appreciate that it will be on earlier on the west coast, waiting until nearly 3AM was killing me :-).

= 7:44 UTC

I'm hoping as these flights become more regular, SpaceX gets into the business of installing an InterPlanetary Internet.

I'm fairly certain that both times should be in PDT/EDT, but time zones were never my strong suit.

Watching this from Scotland live over the Internet. Feeling quite excited at the prospect of private enterprise supplying the International space station and hopefully kick starting something.

Does anyone have a link to where on Space X's site they will be streaming the video? Preferably including a countdown until launch.

That was amazing to watch. I honestly feel like I just witnessed history.

so early... oh well, who am I kidding? of course I'll be watching!

Yes! No failure to launch tonight!