Total Members Voted: 149
Voting closed: 01/01/2017 01:29 am
If FH doesn't fly in 2017 then Red Dragon 2018 isn't going to happen either; it's launch window is April to May (Wikipedia). My vote: Yes.
If SpaceX is at all serious about falcon heavy then it has to fly before development stops on the falcon 9, in order to validate the falcon 9 design that will form part of it. For the heavy to fly often it needs reuse to work well, otherwise it is too expensive, unless the military thinks it is worth supporting....
Interestingly, now that the back to launch is out of the way SpaceX's Launch manifest has the FH as the next launch for ARABSAT. Can anyone confirm this?
VIASAT
Quote from: Zed_Noir on 01/30/2017 03:08 amVIASATI thought Viasat gave up waiting and jumped to Arianespace... https://spaceflightnow.com/2016/02/15/viasat-trades-in-falcon-heavy-launch-for-ariane-5/
Interestingly there are 6 Falcon Heavy flights listed. But no Red Dragon flights.
Just noticed this poll. I would have voted nay. It's always 6 months away.
SpaceX are still saying FH demo flight this year:QuoteSpaceX's Shotwell: Falcon Heavy to fly this year #satshowhttps://twitter.com/chenry_sn/status/839590030511386625
SpaceX's Shotwell: Falcon Heavy to fly this year #satshow