After a few failed attempts SpaceX's Falcon 1 rocket has made it out of the earth's atmosphere to become the first "privately developed liquid fueled launch vehicle to achieve earth orbit.", a rocket in space in other words.Previous attempts have been plagued with problemss and disasters, but SpaceX (founded by Tesla Motor's Chairman and Co-founder of PayPal, Elon Musk) has finally done it.
The liftoff was webcast live via the company's website which was continuously updated with news, including a message written at 16:26PDT reading:
T+0:08:21 Falcon 1 reached orbital velocity, 5200 m/s
Nominal Second stage cut off (SECO) - Falcon 1 has made history as the first privately developed liquid fueled launch vehicle to achieve earth orbit!!!!!!
Thanks for the heads-up Engadget.
