th3ranger Posted May 4, 2011 Report Share Posted May 4, 2011 Can't hear enough about SpaceX and their amazing achievements! “Falcon Heavy will carry more payload to orbit or escape velocity than any vehicle in history, apart from the Saturn V moon rocket, which was decommissioned after the Apollo program. This opens a new world of capability for both government and commercial space missions,” Musk told a press conference at the National Press Club in Washington, DC. ... Despite being designed to higher structural margins than other rockets, the side booster stages will have a mass ratio (full of propellant vs empty) above 30, better than any vehicle of any kind in history. Falcon Heavy, with more than twice the payload, but less than one third the cost of a Delta IV Heavy, will provide much needed relief to government and commercial budgets. In fact, Falcon Heavy at approximately $1,000 per pound to orbit, sets a new world record in affordable spaceflight. http://www.spacex.com/press.php?page=20110405 This could be in Atlas Shrugged, no? I wonder what it would be like if made of Rearden Metal? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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