Unlike the Shuttle, or the Saturn V, The Falcon Heavy is built from 3 clustered Falcon 9's, which have already been used to put satellites into orbit.
1 posted on
04/05/2011 3:07:26 PM PDT by
jmcenanly
To: jmcenanly
That is impressive. And leveraging off of solid designs is simply smart, too.
2 posted on
04/05/2011 3:11:23 PM PDT by
Hodar
(Who needs laws .... when this "feels" so right?)
To: jmcenanly
3 posted on
04/05/2011 3:14:17 PM PDT by
paul51
(11 September 2001 - Never forget)
To: KevinDavis
4 posted on
04/05/2011 3:14:28 PM PDT by
El Sordo
(The bigger the government, the smaller the citizen.)
To: jmcenanly
For comparison purpose only:
5 posted on
04/05/2011 3:21:59 PM PDT by
Rebelbase
To: jmcenanly
Very cool. The Saturn V I believe was able to lift 260,000 pounds to LEO. This is a great and smart development. BTTT.
6 posted on
04/05/2011 3:24:50 PM PDT by
PA Engineer
(Time to beat the swords of government tyranny into the plowshares of freedom.)
To: jmcenanly
I like that they have fuel cross feeds so that if they have an engine out they can use the fuel to burn the other engines longer and not lose the launch. But the sound of 27 Merlins lighting off all at once has to be earth shaking.
8 posted on
04/05/2011 3:53:07 PM PDT by
GonzoGOP
(There are millions of paranoid people in the world and they are all out to get me.)
To: jmcenanly
Just for size comparison here is Space-X's future development plans. To say that these guys are ambitious is a bit of an understatement.
10 posted on
04/05/2011 3:59:50 PM PDT by
GonzoGOP
(There are millions of paranoid people in the world and they are all out to get me.)
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