Funny that after my last post about Soyuz this happened on Sunday. This is the first privately developed launch vehicle to reach Earth orbit, an achievement that is mind-blowing given such activity has historically been the preserve of technologically advanced nations with budgets to match. Incredible stuff; the kind of moment that makes me feel I'm living in the future I used to imagine as a child. Go SpaceX.

"Wow, this is a great day for SpaceX and the culmination of an enormous amount of work by a great team. The data shows we achieved a super precise orbit insertion — middle of the bullseye — and then went on to coast and restart the second stage, which was icing on the cake. I will have a more complete post launch statement tomorrow, as right now I'm in a bit of a daze and need to go celebrate."
Elon Musk, CEO and CTO of SpaceX

I really like the fact you can follow current developments and the history of the project on their site, successes and failures recorded for all to see.