Re:SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy rocket seems to be a hit with satel...
by lmm on Thursday October 25, 2018 @05:33PM
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Eh, the Falcon 9 Heavy was years later than what the CEO "mapped out" and is missing an major feature of the original design (crossfeed). They may have done better than their competitors but SpaceX have had their share of mishaps along the way like anyone else. A lot of the "hate and doubt" was justified; certainly the people who said there was no way Falcon 9 Heavy would be flying in 2013 like Musk was claiming turned out to be... 100% correct.
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Re:SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy rocket seems to be a hit with satel...
by greglindahl on Thursday October 25, 2018 @07:24PM
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If Wikipedia is pointing at the right numbers, the final Falcon Heavy has 20% more payload to LEO than the initial proposal with crossfeed. Late? Yes. More capable than projected? Yes. Low R&D budget? At $500mm, amazingly so, especially for being late.
Re:SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy rocket seems to be a hit with satel...
by lmm on Friday October 26, 2018 @03:35AM
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> the final Falcon Heavy has 20% more payload to LEO than the initial proposal with crossfeed.
They met the payload goals thanks to unanticipated improvements to Falcon 9 performance. But it rather gives the lie to the "the CEO made a plan and they executed that plan" narrative; actually a substantial part of the CEO's plan was a blind alley and they wasted a lot of time chasing it.