[RocketsNW] SpaceX's Falcon 9 Launch Vehicle Now Fully Integrated

[Hammer]

http://www.spacex.com/updates.php
(pics at link; she's a real beauty!)

FALCON 9 PROGRESS UPDATE

*Tuesday, December 30th, 2008*

Falcon 9 is now fully integrated at the Cape! Today we mated the 5.2 m 
payload fairing to the Falcon 9 first stage (see below). This was the 
final step in the integration process—one day ahead of schedule.

With Falcon 9 integrated, our focus shifts to the big launch mount and 
erector. All the pieces have been delivered, and the coming days will 
see a tremendous amount of welding to join them all together.

The long hours put in by the SpaceX team over the last several weeks, 
particularly the folks on the ground at the Cape, are certainly paying 
off. Once the launch mount and erector are complete, we'll transfer 
Falcon 9 on to the erector and raise it to vertical early in 2009. Happy 
New Year!