SpaceX returns to flight with Falcon 9 rocket launch

Re:SpaceX returns to flight with Falcon 9 rocket launch by TrevorJ on Sunday January 15, 2017 @11:36AM (#13404737)

I think the first part of your comment is a valid concern. SpaceX brought the COPV manufacture in-house, and it's a famously difficult and complex domain in and of itself. I don't see SpaceX twiddling their thumbs to avoid costs, but I do fear that any issues may be intractable and very difficult to address.

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Re:SpaceX returns to flight with Falcon 9 rocket launch by greglindahl on Sunday January 15, 2017 @02:19PM (#13405787)

Note that SpaceX also brought turbopump manufacture in-house -- and turbopumps are extremely difficult to build. So if you want a list of things to fear, there's another one for it.

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Re:SpaceX returns to flight with Falcon 9 rocket launch by TrevorJ on Sunday January 15, 2017 @05:31PM (#13406756)

The turbo's haven't been the proximal cause of any failures that we know of, to me that's a big difference.

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