SpaceX rocket engine explodes during test at Texas facility
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#2Good that it happened on the test stand instead of in a rocket! Hopefully they'll have good data on what failed and end up with an improved engine.
Re: SpaceX rocket engine explodes during test at Texas facility
#3For those who don't obsessively follow SpaceX:
SpaceX is working on three projects right now. #1- Falcon Heavy, strapping three Falcon 9s together to make a super awesome rocket. #2- The BFR. All over the news lately, going to be a humongous rocket that does New York to Sydney in under an hour, or take humans to the Moon or Mars.
And #3, they are working on what's being called "Block 5", the supposedly final upgrade to the Falcon 9 rocket, including upgraded Merlin engines. These would make the rockets just that much more powerful, increasing payload sizes on both Falcon 9 and Falcon Heavy launches.
So, this is probably one of those new Merlin engines. And it exploded. Which is going to delay Block 5. Damn.
Re: SpaceX rocket engine explodes during test at Texas facility
#4For those who don't obsessively follow SpaceX: SpaceX is working on three projects right now. #1- Falcon Heavy, strapping three Falcon 9s together to make a super awesome rocket. #2- The BFR. All over the news lately, going to be a humongous rocket that does New York to Sydney in under an hour, or take humans to the Moon or Mars. And #3, they are working on what's being called "Block 5", the supposedly final upgrade…
>#2- The BFR. All over the news lately, going to be a humongous rocket that does New York to Sydney in under an hour, or take humans to the Moon or Mars.
Does BFR happen to stand for "big fucking rocket"?
Re: SpaceX rocket engine explodes during test at Texas facility
#5For those who don't obsessively follow SpaceX: SpaceX is working on three projects right now. #1- Falcon Heavy, strapping three Falcon 9s together to make a super awesome rocket. #2- The BFR. All over the news lately, going to be a humongous rocket that does New York to Sydney in under an hour, or take humans to the Moon or Mars. And #3, they are working on what's being called "Block 5", the supposedly final upgrade…
>#2- The BFR. All over the news lately, going to be a humongous rocket that does New York to Sydney in under an hour, or take humans to the Moon or Mars. Does BFR happen to stand for "big fucking rocket"?
I think publicly they say things like "Big Falcon Rocket".
Re: SpaceX rocket engine explodes during test at Texas facility
#6Good that it happened on the test stand instead of in a rocket! Hopefully they'll have good data on what failed and end up with an improved engine.
That's why they test them.
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#7Earlier quoted context omitted.
>#2- The BFR. All over the news lately, going to be a humongous rocket that does New York to Sydney in under an hour, or take humans to the Moon or Mars. Does BFR happen to stand for "big fucking rocket"?
I think publicly they say things like "Big Falcon Rocket".
It comes from the "BFG" from the original Doom games.
Edit: fixed... was Doom not Quake :P
Re: SpaceX rocket engine explodes during test at Texas facility
#8Based on the article it sounds like they have backup capacity that can keep them on track...and the reality is that in space flight these things happen. Better for it to happen on a test stand than in a rocket. I just Wonder if they will try and blame a sniper this time[0].
[0] https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/implication-...
Re: SpaceX rocket engine explodes during test at Texas facility
#9Re: SpaceX rocket engine explodes during test at Texas facility
#10Good that it happened on the test stand instead of in a rocket! Hopefully they'll have good data on what failed and end up with an improved engine.
That's why they test them.
Yea, its almost a non-event.
When I saw the headline I worried it was a Raptor, that would have been much more depressing cause it would have set back BFR schedule significantly.