Re:SpaceX rocket engine explodes during test at Texas facility
by aidenn0 on Wednesday November 08, 2017 @02:45PM
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Yes. This is from the same CEO who wanted to name his first 3 models of car "S, E, and X" (the 3 was going to be the model E, but renamed due to ford's trademark).
Re:SpaceX rocket engine explodes during test at Texas facility
by mikeash on Wednesday November 08, 2017 @03:45PM
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And the one after that will be Y.
I always tell people that BFR stands for "Big Rocket." It's more fun to let them fill in the blank.
Re:SpaceX rocket engine explodes during test at Texas facility
by pavement on Wednesday November 08, 2017 @03:42PM
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Well, I never! How crude! I mean just poo-poo on this sort of thing and anybody amused by it!
Re:SpaceX rocket engine explodes during test at Texas facility
by MR4D on Wednesday November 08, 2017 @04:04PM
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Don't forget the Model Y. (Basically a crossover version of the Model 3. )
Re:SpaceX rocket engine explodes during test at Texas facility
by matt4077 on Wednesday November 08, 2017 @09:24PM
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Also the barges "Read the Instructions" and "Of Course I Still Love You"
I wish people would take notice... Too often, I see creative/meaningful/evocative product and company names criticised with this sort of I'm-not-complaining-but-other-will-thinking.
Re:SpaceX rocket engine explodes during test at Texas facility
by Robotbeat on Wednesday November 08, 2017 @02:39PM
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Yes. In polite company, it's "Big Falcon Rocket," but Elon has been perfectly clear about what it actually stands for.
Re:SpaceX rocket engine explodes during test at Texas facility
by mabbo on Wednesday November 08, 2017 @01:56PM
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I think publicly they say things like "Big Falcon Rocket".
Re:SpaceX rocket engine explodes during test at Texas facility
by api on Wednesday November 08, 2017 @02:11PM
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It comes from the "BFG" from the original Doom games.
Edit: fixed... was Doom not Quake :P
Re:SpaceX rocket engine explodes during test at Texas facility
by CodeWriter23 on Wednesday November 08, 2017 @02:23PM
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Ahem, the BFG 9000 was from Doom.
Re:SpaceX rocket engine explodes during test at Texas facility
by neuronexmachina on Wednesday November 08, 2017 @02:52PM
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Quake II and Q3A did have a BFG10K, though.
Does BFR happen to stand for "big fucking rocket"?