After hiccup, SpaceX preparing for Thanksgiving launch of 1st geostationary payload. Next stop: FL2618880. wired.com/autopia/2013/1…

Good description of the launch by WIRED: wrd.cm/18pocDF

Webcast of SpaceX first launch past LEO starts in a few minutes. Nothing says Thanksgiving like watching a rocket. spacex.com/webcast/

Falcon 9 geostationary launch aborted a moment after the Merlin engines began ignition.

T-10 minutes. SpaceX go for 2nd attempt. Still plenty of time for team in Hawthorne to get cranberry sauce with artistic can imprint.

Looks like center of lift is a bit forward, cut from aft fuselage for balance. Jon Ostrower: Cut along the joins?

China is on its way to the moon on a Long March 3B. english.cntv.cn/live/

China’s lunar probe has separated from its booster rocket and is moon bound.

Not everyday you see the tail strike guard kick up dust. RT David Cenciotti: [Video] Turkish 737 bumpy landing & tailstrike. wp.me/p2TYIs-5Oh

Even with the spoilers out (late?), those wings just don’t want to quit flying with all that extra speed. youtu.be/PUD74Hcsocw

If nothing else, Amazon is the first big retailer to make a nice video showing how UAVs could be used. Just not soon. wired.com/autopia/2013/1…

Out early to talk about Amazon’s PR machine - aka the octocopter - on CNN @NewDay. Drones, drones, drones.

I think some don’t mind working on their bday RT Amanda Knez: I’m on console and it’s my birthday. Let’s launch a rocket today. #SpaceX

SpaceX hoping third time is the charm, live stream to start in a few minutes. wired.com/autopia/2013/1…

Successful launch of @spacex Falcon 9 boosting satellite to more than 40,000 miles above the earth.

Spacecraft separation confirmed! SES-8 is now in its targeted GEO transfer orbit.

Not your average LEO view. RT Elon Musk: View of Earth from upper stage rear view camera at 8,000 miles

EXCLUSIVE: Aviation Week reveals SR-71 secret replacement – the RQ-180 – and it's already flying at Area 51 ow.ly/rvyRU #RQ180

Wow! UPS developing its own drone. RT @milblogging: Photo of secret UPS drone project. goo.gl/fAV1sO