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Discussion in 'SpaceX' started by doug, Jul 7, 2008.

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  1. FredTMC

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    yeah, article should've been titled that spacex saves the American tax payer $110m per flight compared to using other countries.
     
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    #1083 hockeythug, Aug 7, 2015
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    All I can say is before the end of the year.

    Edit: Actually the info is out in the open. End of September is what they are targeting for. Not sure if it will be another version 1.1 or they will go to 1.2.
     
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    Thanks. I wonder, since they didn't shut down the factory, whether they will have a bunch of rockets ready to go. They just have to get them on the manifest for launching. Do a launch every two weeks and they could get back on track. I'm expecting a slow and steady build up though.
     
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    Thanks for the link! It was a long read, but still very accessible and enjoyable.
     
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    Prelim schedule is out over on the L2 SpaceX section at NSF if you have access to that.
     
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    #1088 hockeythug, Aug 21, 2015
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    Looks like *maybe* November for return to flight.

    http://spacenews.com/nasa-considering-more-cargo-orders-from-orbital-atk-spacex/
     
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    It would be a false economy not to. I used to work in a lab that had teams that fabricated satellite instruments (and the odd satellite). When the engineers discussed "budget" they were talking mass, not money. Launch vehicles are so expensive that the satellite often looks cheap in comparison. If every instrument team could save a few grams here and there, you could get another instrument on the satellite. Using exotic materials to get the weight savings is often a bargain compared to having to use a bigger launch vehicle. Save some mass on the seats -- that's one more cargo item that can be brought up.

    It it will be interesting to see how much reusability of vehicles changes this upside-down economics...
     
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    It does look awesome.
    From the article, quote: "According to SpaceX, the ship will have a climate-control system that will allow astronauts to set the temperature in the Crew Dragon between a very comfortable 65 and 80 degrees Fahrenheit. No word on whether there will be a tape deck."
    Seriously, a "tape deck"?
     
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    Probably a reference to Guardians of the Galaxy, or simply one of the options you'd expect in your ride when having AC was a selling point.
     
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    This statement is probably *the* guiding mantra of the entire space industry...
     
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