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.
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.