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LeopoldS

SpaceX Targets 2013 for Launch of Falcon Heavy | SpaceNews.com - 1 views

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  • LeopoldS on 05 Apr 11
     
    big big booster coming ... !
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  • Joris _ on 06 Apr 11
     
    In similar story (http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/os-spacex-rocket-elon-musk-20110405,0,3234336.story) the quote: " "This is a rocket of truly huge scale," said Musk, adding it would have the capability to one day enable moon or Mars missions." tells a lot about the ambition of it...
  • Luís F. Simões on 17 Apr 11
     
    even bigger booster also coming: China Aims To Build World's Largest Rocket "Back in March, China revealed it is studying the feasibility of designing the most powerful carrier rocket in history for making a manned moon landing and exploring deep space, according to Liang Xiaohong, vice head of the China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology. The rocket is envisaged to have a payload of 130 tonnes, five times larger than that of China's current largest rocket. This rocket, if built, will eclipse the 53 tonne capacity of the planned Falcon 9 Heavy from SpaceX. It will even surpass the largest rocket ever built, the 119-tonne Saturn V."
  • LeopoldS on 18 Apr 11
     
    still only "is studying the feasibility of designing a powerful carrier rocket" - we could easily do the same at no cost almost ... but still ... they might be serious ...
Ma Ru

Successful blast-off for Falcon 9 - 4 views

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  • Ma Ru on 05 Jun 10
     
    Awesome video footage from on-rocket camera, including stage 1 separation and vacuum engine operation.
Nina Nadine Ridder

Failed strut caused SpaceX rocket blast: CEO Elon Musk - 3 views

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  • Nina Nadine Ridder on 21 Jul 15
     
    The SpaceX Falcon 9 explosion was caused by a failed strut that allowed a helium bottle to burst free inside the rocket's liquid oxygen tank, CEO Elon Musk said Monday. "One of those struts broke free during flight," Musk told reporters on a conference call to discuss the June 28 blast on what was supposed to be a routine cargo mission to the International Space Station.
  • Thijs Versloot on 21 Jul 15
     
    I guess this is how it starts as they mentioned they will inspect struts individually before each flight. Also for the space shuttle they believed a rapid inspection between launches would be feasible, but in the end there was a need for individual assessment almost. And we haven't even considered human spaceflight yet.
  • LeopoldS on 21 Jul 15
     
    as predicted, first failure, first inquiry board, first new safety procedures ... and certainly many more will follow and all will make sense but with the risk of loosing the competitive edge
Luís F. Simões

heat shields: NASA's Orion capsule vs. SpaceX's Dragon capsule - 0 views

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shared by Luís F. Simões on 11 Dec 10 - No Cached
  • NASA has 50 years of experience with reentry capsules, but is fearful of trying something new. SpaceX has no reentry experience and chooses the most efficient engineering approach. Guess whose capsule is overweight and still sitting on the ground? Guess whose capsule completed a successful first flight yesterday?
  • Dario Izzo on 12 Dec 10
     
    Powerful contrast between the two pictures!!
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