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re: SpaceX's new Falcon Heavy rocket at the launchpad edit: Today's the launch date
Posted on 12/28/17 at 5:03 pm to KosmoCramer
Posted on 12/28/17 at 5:03 pm to KosmoCramer
Yep bfr is the future of space x. Will take place of falcon 9, dragon, and falcon heavy.
Also I suggest looking into Tesla stock. Musk just developed an electric semi that he said could tow the worlds strongest truck right now uphill. Said it handles like a sport car too
Also I suggest looking into Tesla stock. Musk just developed an electric semi that he said could tow the worlds strongest truck right now uphill. Said it handles like a sport car too
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Posted on 12/28/17 at 5:03 pm to DavidTheGnome
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Video on why it was delayed. If you watch t made good business sense to do so.
FWIW he lost a fairly significant contract due to delays with the Falcon Heavy.
Posted on 12/28/17 at 5:04 pm to DavidTheGnome
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Video on why it was delayed. If you watch t made good business sense to do so.
I wasn't knocking him. His innovation in this space is amazing. I wouldn't want to screw it up if I was him so double and triple checking everything is almost expected.
My comment was more towards delivery of his vehicles which is a classic over promise under deliver.
Posted on 12/28/17 at 5:04 pm to KosmoCramer
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They aren't even really planning on using the heavy long term anymore.
Going with the smaller BFR
The BFR will be MUCH larger than the Falcon 9 Heavy, if it's built. From left to right, a bright dot (I forget what it's called), the Falcon 1, the Falcon 9, the Falcon 9 Heavy, and the BFR. If he can pull it off, it'll replace all of their fleet, but there are a lot of "ifs" and the BFR, ultimately, is just Musk's way to get back to Mars, his home planet.
This post was edited on 12/28/17 at 5:09 pm
Posted on 12/28/17 at 5:07 pm to TigerstuckinMS
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The BFR will be MUCH larger than the Falcon 9 Heavy, if it's built. From left to right, a bright dot (I forget what it's called), the Falcon 1, the Falcon 9, the Falcon 9 Heavy, and the BFR.
They've come out with a scaled down version of the previously spec'd BFR which is smaller than the original BFR. Yes, bigger than falcon heavy, but smaller than BFR 1.
Sorry for the confusion.
Posted on 12/28/17 at 5:09 pm to KosmoCramer
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They've come out with a scaled down version of the previously spec'd BFR which is smaller than the original BFR. Yes, bigger than falcon heavy, but smaller than BFR 1.
Sorry for the confusion.
Ahh, gotcha. Thought you were still talking about the Mars Bus version of the BFR.
Posted on 12/28/17 at 5:20 pm to DavidTheGnome
Should've rolled it out a few days ago to honor the 95th bday of the crawler-transporter original designer.
Posted on 12/28/17 at 5:24 pm to TheOcean
5 billion in subsidy. That is all I have to say.
Posted on 12/28/17 at 5:29 pm to lsuguru15
quote:There's always the danger that the whole company could vanish over night. They're incredibly cash poor for a company of their size. They rely heavily on government subsidies for survival. And at any moment, James Bond could decide to take Musk out.
Also I suggest looking into Tesla stock.
Posted on 12/28/17 at 5:44 pm to Koach K
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5 billion in subsidy. That is all I have to say.
If it wasn’t SpaceX, it’d be NASA...which is 100% government. So what’s it matter?
This post was edited on 12/28/17 at 5:44 pm
Posted on 12/28/17 at 5:56 pm to jordan21210
I agree. But subsidy is out of control. Recycle a bunch of 1960s buck Rogers talk and you're hailed as some sort of folk hero. 120/bbl oil shuts a lot of this up.
Posted on 12/28/17 at 6:19 pm to Koach K
Only thing SpaceX is recycling is rockets, which is actually a massive achievement in space tech. Hate Musk all you want for his empty promises on Tesla, but SpaceX is legit.
Posted on 12/28/17 at 6:20 pm to DavidTheGnome
Our tax dollars at waste
Posted on 12/28/17 at 6:24 pm to Koach K
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120/bbl oil shuts a lot of this up.
You're showing your hand, genius.
Posted on 12/28/17 at 6:34 pm to jordan21210
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Hate Musk all you want for his empty promises on Tesla, but SpaceX is legit.
Musk would eliminate a ton of hate with all of his ventures if they were even remotely on time.
Posted on 12/28/17 at 6:35 pm to S
I don’t need to get excited to know you’re not funny.
Posted on 12/28/17 at 6:38 pm to TigerstuckinMS
Pardon my ignorance but does BFR stand for Big Fuggin Rocket?
Posted on 12/28/17 at 6:39 pm to jordan21210
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but SpaceX is legit.
Tesla and SpaceX are rumored to be combining. Largely financial reasons, but it will be a shame to see TSLA take down SpaceX
Posted on 12/28/17 at 6:57 pm to Jack Daniel
Excuse me?
Posted on 12/28/17 at 6:57 pm to redstick13
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Pardon my ignorance but does BFR stand for Big Fuggin Rocket?
Big Falcon Rocket, or colloquially Big fricking Rocket.
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