To: Moonman62
The current Falcon 9 Block 5 is a very powerful rocket, and is more than capable of getting the Crew Dragon into LEO. I'd like to be around for the launch of the first SpaceX BFR next year. Bigger than Saturn V.
11 posted on
09/03/2018 6:57:35 AM PDT by
PapaBear3625
("It rubs the rainbow on it's skin or it gets the diversity again!")
To: PapaBear3625
I think what we’ll see first is short hopper flights of the BFR second stage, and it will be a couple of more years after that before we see the entire first and second stage together. I can’t wait.
12 posted on
09/03/2018 7:16:30 AM PDT by
Moonman62
(Give a man a fish and he'll be a Democrat. Teach a man to fish and he'll be a responsible citizen.)
To: PapaBear3625; Moonman62
2019 for the landing tests (that's really what those hopper flights are for), with 2022 as the projected year for the first full flight test. I'd be surprised if those are out of Canaveral.
14 posted on
09/03/2018 9:07:51 AM PDT by
SunkenCiv
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