Five minutes before the scheduled start, and they’re still not letting people in yet. Predicting a launch delay. #IAC2016
Finally opening a door for press. But only for those with cameras. #IAC2016
The Ship.
For construction, looking possibly at the Gulf states, such as Michoud, probably use multiple locations and assemble elsewhere.39A is "quite a big site", thinks they can fit it to launch both FH and Interplanetary system's initial flights.
Well folks, there you have it. The dawn of the real Space Age, brought to you in a Heinlein rocketship.
I only got to see the last ~5 minutes. Was anything mentioned about the Red Dragon and what it might carry?
Quote from: Lampyridae on 09/27/2016 08:35 pmWell folks, there you have it. The dawn of the real Space Age, brought to you in a Heinlein rocketship.Yup, there's a definite resemblance to Luna.
Reasonable capture of all of Elon's slides: http://spaceflight101.com/slides-elon-musk-unveils-spacex-mars-architecture/
Can't believe the head of CNES introduced Elon!
SpaceX @SpaceX 13h13 hours agoFirst development tank for Mars ship