This picture is not entirely accurate. In truth, the initial stage performed marvelously, carrying the craft into sub-orbital space before there was a glitch in the stage seperation thus "causing the stages to be held together." In a message to all employees involved with the Falcon 1, Flight 3 launch, Pay Pal founder Elon musk reassures us, saying: As a precautionary measure to guard against the possibility of flight 3 not reaching orbit, SpaceX recently accepted a significant investment. Combined with our existing cash reserves, that ensures we will have more than sufficient funding on hand to continue launching Falcon 1 and develop Falcon 9 and Dragon. There should be absolutely zero question that SpaceX will prevail in reaching orbit and demonstrating reliable space transport. For my part, I will never give up and I mean never.He went on to promise even more extravagant failures for flights 4 and 5, which are currently "almost ready for flight" and will most likely remain in that state when they push that big red button to launch them later this year...
But I'm not bitter...
-TRC
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