Here's my thought for the night:I wonder how many completed first and second stages that SpaceX has? Do they have sufficent room for them in the Hawthorne facility?
Quote from: tigerade on 02/10/2012 05:19 amHere's my thought for the night:I wonder how many completed first and second stages that SpaceX has? Do they have sufficent room for them in the Hawthorne facility?I don't get the impression that they stockpile them at all. I'd be surprised if there was more than the LVs for CRS-1 and CRS-2 either complete or in final assembly right now.
I wonder how much FH has slipped to the right? I'd say that FH should be their priority for new development.
I wonder how much FH has slipped to the right? I'd say that FH should be their priority for new development. Not crewed Dragon, Stratolaunch, f9r, or merlin 2.
What commerical customers need an FH ? None.
I know Bigelow has signed up with them... do they have anything on the books that would warrant a FH?G'Day...Ron
I know Bigelow has signed up with them... do they have anything on the books that would warrant a FH?
Quote from: Lurker Steve on 02/10/2012 02:02 pmWhat commerical customers need an FH ? None. Missions that are to large for the Falcon 9. Falcon 9 is not the largest GEO launcher on the market by a long shot.
best chance of picking up the bulk of crew launches.
Out of the global market for GEO Comsats, what percentage are too large for the F9 ?? Would it be easier, and cheaper to add a few strap-on solids for cases where the F9 needed to launch a larger payload, rather than using an extra 2 cores ?
Out of the global market for GEO Comsats, what percentage are too large for the F9 ??
Would it be easier, and cheaper to add a few strap-on solids for cases where the F9 needed to launch a larger payload, rather than using an extra 2 cores ?