THE VIDEO SHELF · spacex falcon 1 launch
SpaceX reaches orbit with Falcon 1 - Flight 4 (full video including Elon Musk statement)
The full webcast of SpaceX's Falcon 1 Flight 4, the first privately developed liquid-fueled rocket to reach orbit, on 28 September 2008. It includes the crew's cheering and Elon Musk's statement afterward.
Why HN readers recommended it
HN shares it as a nostalgic, historic moment, noting the cheers at each milestone and Musk's address to employees.
This is a summary from the source dataset, not an endorsement by Hacker News or the video creator.
Video & recommendation details
- Creator / channel
- Spacevidcast
- Topic
- spacex falcon 1 launch
- Format
- news
- Level
- general
- HN recommenders in dataset
- 2
- HN mentions in dataset
- 4
- Recommendation years in dataset
- 2008–2017
These counts and years describe the included Hacker News records; they are not YouTube views or the video’s publication date.
From the original HN conversations
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You're welcome. Here is the 40-minute version that includes Elon Musk's post-launch address to the SpaceX employees in Hawthorne, California, and post-launch interview: [VIDEO]
DabAsteroid on Hacker News · 2008-09
In SpaceX launches 1st commercial rocket into orbitHere's the video of the first Falcon 1 launch that reaches orbit. The series of cheers at each milestone, as the article mentions, is pretty awesome. [VIDEO]
cspags on Hacker News · 2015-05
In Elon Musk’s Space Dream Almost Killed Tesla
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