Does it also depend on what time they lose one or more engines? For example, if early in the flight they could lose 1 engine and still successfully reach orbit, if T+1 minute, they could lose 2 engines..etc?
Quote from: clb22 on 02/16/2010 07:29 pmactually SpaceX bid much too low as evidenced by the fact that their contract value is 1.6 billion for 12 flights and OSC's contract value is 1.9 billion for 8 flights.Who's to say that if they bid much higher than that, the scale wouldn't have tipped over to PlanetSpace and the proven subcontractors?
actually SpaceX bid much too low as evidenced by the fact that their contract value is 1.6 billion for 12 flights and OSC's contract value is 1.9 billion for 8 flights.
Quote from: ugordan on 02/16/2010 07:32 pmQuote from: clb22 on 02/16/2010 07:29 pmactually SpaceX bid much too low as evidenced by the fact that their contract value is 1.6 billion for 12 flights and OSC's contract value is 1.9 billion for 8 flights.Who's to say that if they bid much higher than that, the scale wouldn't have tipped over to PlanetSpace and the proven subcontractors?PlanetSpace's bid was $100M lower than OSC's and offered all cargo types with a modular transfer vehicle capable of flying on multiple rockets for assured access - cost was not the determining factor why the contract was given to OSC - politics was!
Credibility wasn't a minor issue.
Has anyone here ever discussed the implications of the Spacex - US Airforce connection. It seems to go way back There is constant talk of Spacex launches at Vandenburg and other things. Any chance of Spacex launching the X37b with the Falcon 9 heavy? Or should we look forward to Spacex launching global monitoring devices. I'm wondering if the connection will have further implications in the human arena? A possible airforce crew capacity?
At the AIAA last summer their mouthpiece mentioned DoD has interest in intercept/inspection missions for DragonLab, which he also revealed could be outfitted with a grapple if required. Chew that one around a bit.
1. Has anyone here ever discussed the implications of the Spacex - US Airforce connection. 2. It seems to go way back There is constant talk of Spacex launches at Vandenburg and other things. 3. Any chance of Spacex launching the X37b with the Falcon 9 heavy? 4. Or should we look forward to Spacex launching global monitoring devices. 5. I'm wondering if the connection will have further implications in the human arena? A possible airforce crew capacity?
Quote from: docmordrid on 02/17/2010 04:27 pmAt the AIAA last summer their mouthpiece mentioned DoD has interest in intercept/inspection missions for DragonLab, which he also revealed could be outfitted with a grapple if required. Chew that one around a bit.In every engineering department I've ever been in there is a concept of throwing a ton of ideas (I think the real word begins with a an S and will get me mod'd) against a wall and seeing what sticks.How easy would it be to do, what is small enough that you can grab it and take it home, how do you escape detection, can a falcon be so responsive that it can be sent up on short notice?I'm chewing and coming up with reasons why it would not be worth doing.
Quote from: mr. mark on 02/17/2010 04:02 pm1. Has anyone here ever discussed the implications of the Spacex - US Airforce connection. 2. It seems to go way back There is constant talk of Spacex launches at Vandenburg and other things. 3. Any chance of Spacex launching the X37b with the Falcon 9 heavy? 4. Or should we look forward to Spacex launching global monitoring devices. 5. I'm wondering if the connection will have further implications in the human arena? A possible airforce crew capacity?1. What connection? There isn't one. The USAF doesn't need more boosters. It has the EELV's. Look at Spacex F9 contracts, are there any USAF? The USAF has a IDIQ contract for F1, are there any launches scheduled?2. SpaceX was at VandenbErg because it was an available launch site., ot because of USAF requirements3. No and why? X-37 is flying on Atlas.4. For NASA, maybe, if they win a launch service competition. (They are a party to the NASA Launch Service contract, along with ULA and OSC). For the USAF, not for many years, since they have EELV's. The USAF just started looking at what it would take to "certify" another launch vehicle provider in the EELV class.5. What connection? Also, the USAF doesn't see much use for crew vehicles.
Twitter out that Mr. Musk was not on the plane.http://twitter.com/kensweet/status/9247008924BREAKING: FOX confirms that Telsa Exec Elon Musk was not on board the Palo Alto plane crash, says it is "worst day in Telsa's history."
Apparently what started SpaceX was that Elon wanted a cheap launcher to launch a Greenhouse to Mars .