Zathrus~SPARTA~ Posted January 10, 2018 Share Posted January 10, 2018 Hello, 10 years ago, I thought Musk was an eccentric guy with a dream to go to space..... Now as I watch, I realize that Musk is more like Werner von Braun during the Apollo program. A man driven to make his dream a reality... and the resources to apparently do it. Musk intends to make space travel as common as buying an airfare on an airline. If you have any interest in space travel, I suggest you watch Musk's presentation to the International Astronautical Congress (IAC) in Adelaide, Australia last September. He has a huge vision, but more importantly he thinks he has figured out how to pay for it. Only Musk and his team would code name their newest space vehicle "BFR" fairly obvious what that stands for..... haha. It is really big.... and 100% reusable.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cylawyer~SPARTA~ Posted January 11, 2018 Share Posted January 11, 2018 Yup. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cent~SPARTA~ Posted January 24, 2018 Share Posted January 24, 2018 Falcon Heavy - Static fire test. Launch scheduled for NET 1st Feb. Largest Booster developed since the Saturn 5 for the Apollo program. Its also designed to be reusable. 50 metric tons to orbit - that's double the shuttle and almost 3 times the next nearest operational booster in the world today. https://youtu.be/sNgByUWwFKU Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zathrus~SPARTA~ Posted January 25, 2018 Author Share Posted January 25, 2018 (edited) Yes that is very cool and to think the Falcon Heavy is replaced with this new rocket design in the video above...... the "BFR" is much larger than the Falcon Heavy.... He plans on having all three (Falcon 9, Falcon Heavy & BFR)... but intends to focus on and push the BFR Both the Falcon 9 and Falcon Heavy only the first stage is reusable. On the BFR everything is reusable... except fuel ofc. But IF I lived in Florida, I would be watching the sky when they decide to let the Falcon Heavy liftoff. Edited January 25, 2018 by Zathrus~SPARTA~ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zathrus~SPARTA~ Posted January 25, 2018 Author Share Posted January 25, 2018 BTW tentative maiden flight for the Falcon Heavy is Feb. 1, 2018 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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