SpaceX update: The engine did not explode
> SpaceX update: The engine did not explode<p>No, it just became a "Falcon 8" while enroute.<p>All joking aside, as a former NASA Space Shuttle engineer I'm very impressed by this private-enterprise venture into heavy-lift launch services. People have often speculated about how much cheaper launch services might be if they were in the private sector -- now we can find out. The preliminary signs are very good.