[ExI] musk's ride

[Dan TheBookMan]

On Jan 3, 2018, at 11:26 AM, Dylan Distasio <interzone at gmail.com> wrote:
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> Not being a rocket scientist, I guess that makes sense in general, but to John's point, it doesn't seem like a great idea when you are increasing complexity in a system that is somewhat prone to blowing up.  
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> In any case, I wish them a lot of success with the launch and am excited about the prospect of a rocket with that much power coming back into the space exploration toolkit.

Not rocket engineer either... I think they’ve demonstrated some success with the modular scalable approach. Building a bigger engine would mean basically having to go through the whole design, develop, test, and use process again for just that one component. Now they have a reliable engine with many successful flights. They’ve also tested some failure modes in flights — shutting down engines and such.

IIRC, no engine explosion has caused a failure of the Falcon 9 family of rockets in flight or on the pad. The explosions were caused by other components — not the engines.

I believe we’re all hoping for success here. If it all goes well, SpaceX will have a Mars-ready rocket. That might mean that Musk’s aggressive plan to put people on Mars in a few years will come to pass. 

Regards,

Dan
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