>There's no mention or even suggestion here of what actually >happened to "Air Force Demo 1" which was " ... the first >responsive launch demonstration in March 2006, which was >also the maiden flight of Falcon 1." IIRC it blew up fairly soon after lift off due to a fuel leak which had burning fuel above the rocket motor at lift off. I think I have the right event here. I read it in the paper copy of http://www.space.com/spacenews/ that we get here. -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist