stockpiling F9'ssome part of the production line will have to stay open
(28:20) So then getting back to the question of how do we pay for this system. This was really, I said quite a profound -- I won't call it breakthrough but realization -- that if we can build a system that cannibalizes our own products, makes our own products redundant, then all of the resources, which are quite enormous, that are used for Falcon 9, Heavy, and Dragon, can be applied to one system. Some of our customers are conservative and they want to see BFR fly several times before they're comfortable launching on it, so what we plan to do is to build ahead and have a stock of Falcon 9 and Dragon vehicles so that customers can be comfortable. If they want to use the old rocket, the old spacecraft, they can do that, because we'll have a bunch in stock, but all of our resources will then turn towards building BFR, and we believe that we can do this with the revenue we receive for launching satellites and for servicing the Space Station. - source
Quote from: Lars-J on 10/05/2017 09:12 pmstockpiling F9'ssome part of the production line will have to stay openHonestly, no quip intended, but what part of "stockpiling" was confusing?
It was also funny to hear the different pronunciations of Boca Chica .
Quote from: QuantumG on 10/06/2017 01:43 amQuote from: Lars-J on 10/05/2017 09:12 pmstockpiling F9'ssome part of the production line will have to stay openHonestly, no quip intended, but what part of "stockpiling" was confusing?No quip intended? (not a good start to a post!) No, I understand stockpiling. I just have a different interpretation of the timing of it and how it relates to BFR prototype build development.I know what Musk and Shotwell have said. Some people are more skeptical about their time claims or cost claims. I choose to interpret any early stockpiling claim as more aspirational, while ALSO noting that so many people tend to just forget about the 2nd stage.