Omelek

Launch activities at the test site include ballistic missile tests, ABM interception tests, meteorological sounding rockets and a commercial spaceport for SpaceX at Omelek Island.

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Omelek, the voices say, the voices of smoke and dust.

The Other Side of Dark Sarah Smith 2010

An hour later, Musk and his top lieutenants — Buzza, Mueller, the range safety officer, and the vice presidents of avionics and structures — got into a helicopter and flew over Omelek.

Elon Musk Is Betting His Fortune on a Mission Beyond Earth's Orbit 2007

No one is left on Omelek, and no one has ever recycled a liquid-fueled rocket that quickly.

Elon Musk Is Betting His Fortune on a Mission Beyond Earth's Orbit 2007

Omelek started coming closer; the Falcon was falling.

Elon Musk Is Betting His Fortune on a Mission Beyond Earth's Orbit 2007

The next morning, at low tide, 45 people in bathing suits walked the reefs around Omelek, picking up pieces.

Elon Musk Is Betting His Fortune on a Mission Beyond Earth's Orbit 2007

The weather on Omelek is hot and bright, the sun a blazing yellow.

Elon Musk Is Betting His Fortune on a Mission Beyond Earth's Orbit 2007

The smoke clears, and the rocket's onboard video shows Omelek dropping away.

Elon Musk Is Betting His Fortune on a Mission Beyond Earth's Orbit 2007

With the exception of a few valves on Omelek that need to be turned several hours prior to launch, the rocket is controlled entirely by laptop from Kwajalein.

Elon Musk Is Betting His Fortune on a Mission Beyond Earth's Orbit 2007

They're linked by a satellite feed to the launch site, a half- mile-square speck of equatorial rock and coral called Omelek.

Elon Musk Is Betting His Fortune on a Mission Beyond Earth's Orbit 2007