SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy successfully launches

Re:SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy successfully launches by mohaine on Wednesday February 07, 2018 @08:50AM (#16324334)

The plain is to lock down block 5's design so it can be man rated which in itself would make it more reliable. This will probably not happen until they fly them a few times though so that wouldn't mean the first block 5s would be more reliable.

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Re:SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy successfully launches by rocqua on Wednesday February 07, 2018 @09:28AM (#16324573)

I recall reading or hearing yesterday that space-x no longer plans to man-rate any falcon-9s instead reserving that for the BFR.

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Re:SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy successfully launches by dtparr on Wednesday February 07, 2018 @09:51AM (#16324727)

I believe that was in reference to the Falcon Heavy, not the F9. The F9 is expected to be man-rated for NASA's commercial crew program.

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