Gwynne Shotwell of SpaceX today for 1 hour, 2PM PDT, 5PM EDT; Listen @ http://www.thespaceshow.com ; Call Gwynne @ 1-866 687-7223. #fb #in.
Block 5 Merlin 190k lbf thrust, have tested current Merlin to around 240.Moving away from ITS acronym back to BFR/BFS
Quote from: gongora on 06/22/2017 09:36 pmBlock 5 Merlin 190k lbf thrust, have tested current Merlin to around 240.Moving away from ITS acronym back to BFR/BFSWhoa, another 26% on the test stand, impressive.Be interesting to see if that ever moves toward use or if it was a test to see how stressed the engine is at 190K.
2020 would be "very aggressive" for Mars landing. Not committing to landing a Dragon before new generation vehicle.