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SpaceX |OT| Reusable Rockets - To Mars!
- Thread starter Crispy75
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Seeing this live, in motion, was incredible.
This was straight out of a scifi movie. 2 rockets landing back to earth in perfect sync...
That was gorgeous, goosebumps all over, can you imagine seeing that amount of detail back in the days of Apollo et al.?
That was surprisingly intense. It's going to be even more nerve-racking once they move to manned flights.
That was incredible! Shame we didn't see the core booster land - something must have gone wrong. That shouldn't take away from the succcess though!
Seeing that Roadster in space was surreal.
Seeing that Roadster in space was surreal.
It is the largest rocket ever launched by SpaceX. Both the over priced Space Launch System (SLS) from NASA and the BFR from SpaceX will be even larger. SpaceX has the cost down to ~$90 million a launch for the Falcon Heavy however versus the estimated $1 billion for the SLS. It's a huge day for commercial spaceflight.
It is the largest rocket operating since Saturn V (well, there was the Russian Energia but that was canned). So, yeah.
Also, the Falcon Heavy is kind of "off the shelf" tech, it is three Falcon 9s bolted together kinda. Which means it is also very cheap for the amount of stuff it can take to Earth orbit.
Saturn V is still the biggest payload but yeah, FH is a huge deal!It is the largest rocket ever launched by SpaceX. Both the over priced Space Launch System (SLS) from NASA and the BFR from SpaceX will be even larger. SpaceX has the cost down to ~$90 million a launch for the Falcon Heavy however versus the estimated $1 billion for the SLS. It's a huge day for commercial spaceflight.
No FH won't get certified. BFR is going to be the vehicle they use in the 2020's.
Apparently SLS is intended to be human-rated. Falcon Heavy isn't strictly speaking.
The SLS is ULA's rocket, so canning it could damage ULA companies (Boeing and Lockheed).
Wouldn't it make sense to can the SLS and use some of those funds to certify the Falcon Heavy until BFR is operational? SLS will still take time to get up and running and SpaceX has plans for space tourism with the Falcon Heavy as it is.
Go through and read this article from the Verge.
https://www.theverge.com/2018/2/2/1...y-rocket-launch-impact-nasa-deep-space-travel
The SLS is stupidly behind schedule and overpriced. There's speculation that today's successful launch could catapult SpaceX to the forefront for manned missions for a while.
No because SpaceX has limited resources as a private company. They need to focus on one or the other.
I was thinking that NASA were to fund the rating part should they stop wasting money on SLS.
It's an option but unlikely. Competition is good for the industry. We will see.
Gutted that I didn't get home from work in time to see it live, but catching that replay. Fucking majestic man.
Just got around to watching the launch.
I really can't stand the football match-style atmosphere. I feel like I'm watching frat boys launching a beer keg off a garage roof.
I really can't stand the football match-style atmosphere. I feel like I'm watching frat boys launching a beer keg off a garage roof.
Imagine the screams of horror if it went kaboom during separation phase
I hope they stream this until it's not feasible anymore and the batteries die.
I figure it would likely be cutoff in a few hours when they do they burn for the push to Mars then come back on.