Elon Musk’s SpaceX has announced its pre-flight engine test was successful. A Kwajalein launch attempt is now planned for this week and may happen as early as tomorrow.
The first flight, last year, was terminated by flight control systems on board when a problem was detected. The majority of the rocket’s systems had performed flawlessly but as it turns out a corroded nut caused a small leak and an engine fire. SpaceX engineers have spent the last year making their systems more robust.
Good luck and hot jets, Elon!
Does this have the Deu.Trit fuel tanks that Midwesterner wanted? How many hundred libertarians could it carry to Triton? How much will he charge for all this, or can I make do with sacrificing my first-born?
Good luck to him, but a viable space industry seems like it will be years away. We may have to make do with the planet we’ve got, and try to make improvements to it, rather than seek a new world.
Clear Ether!!!
Thank you for reporting such good news Dale.
I also wish all involved good fortune.