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So it wasn't only my computer seeing that!robotical":24phr9pt said:THAT was interesting, went from T-:30 to T+1:00
Yeah, that should be interesting. 9 engines firing at once. I assume of course SpaceX will tell us about the launch 12 minutes in advancedragon04":bf23e8d8 said:Next up, Falcon 9 Maiden Flight.
That goes for all of the S.2 burn.MeteorWayne":769vgwhd said:... Don't forget, up there, there ain't no air to take the heat away![]()
MeteorWayne":bkj7qvd9 said:Yeah, that should be interesting. 9 engines firing at once. I assume of course SpaceX will tell us about the launch 12 minutes in advancedragon04":bkj7qvd9 said:Next up, Falcon 9 Maiden Flight.![]()
Just an FYI... The next mission they fly will not only be the maiden flight of the Falcon 9 but will also have a functional Dragon on top of it. It will be a roughly 5 hour mission where the capsule separates from the booster, does some obribtal maneuvering, proves out the ability to take commands and execute them, transmit telemetry, then re-enter the atmosphere for ocean recovery.frodo1008":dx1w2kyc said:Great! Now they simply need to show that they can do this reliably at least another 9 out of 10 times (or even better), and they are off and running!
Then hopefully move on to the regular Falcon 9, and do the same thing, and finally the Falcon 9 Heavy and do the same thing.
Then build the Dragon Capsule for NASA to get up to and back from the ISS without having to depend upon the Russians, and make that Dragon Capsule compatible with not only other systems such as the Delta IV, and the Ariane V, but also the Falcon 9 Heavy when they prove out its reliability also!
That is *a lot* higher than the numbers you state...Boeing's Delta IV "is as low cost as any system out there except perhaps the Chinese," said Simpson, coming in at around $19,000 per kilo to GTO...
Maitri982":3btndoi6 said:Here is a quote i just dug up on pricing:
That is *a lot* higher than the numbers you state...Boeing's Delta IV "is as low cost as any system out there except perhaps the Chinese," said Simpson, coming in at around $19,000 per kilo to GTO...
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M
Maitri982":fga2tyh7 said:Hi Frodo,
That is *a lot* higher than the numbers you state...Boeing's Delta IV "is as low cost as any system out there except perhaps the Chinese," said Simpson, coming in at around $19,000 per kilo to GTO...
SpaceX, whether arrogant or not, is changing the game and the establishment does not like it. I don't blame them. if i was on the govt dole for 20+ years and made huge profits from it, I would not want the competition either!
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M
What percentage of ULA´s launch cost can be contributed to labour costs?Maitri982":3myxwj3d said:I don't want to diminish what you or others have done, but it has not been done cheaply. The ULA is just a govt program where efficiency of cost was not the driving factor...it is a jobs program. That is fine with me, but it was never going to get the regular Joe to space at low cost. there was no incentive to do so.