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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 (#18305511)
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.
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Re:SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy rocket seems to be a hit with satel... by lmm on Friday October 26, 2018 @03:35AM (#18307436)
> 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.

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