Falcon 1 successfully made it to orbit today.

http://www.spacex.com/

Falcon 9 Heavy will be a 12000 Kg to GTO launcher and will almost certainly have test flights.

http://www.spacex.com/falcon9_heavy.php

and it pays to have friends:

http://www.space-travel.com/reports/Jeff_Ward_To_Head_Up_Avionics_Guidance_And_Control_At_SpaceX_999.html

Bob

N4HY

ARRL SDR Working Group Chair

Member: ARRL, AMSAT, AMSAT-DL, TAPR, Packrats,

NJQRP, QRP ARCI, QCWA, FRC.

“Trample the slow ....  Hurdle the dead"