Monthly Archives: August 2014

There are several limitations on the ability to expand a launch vehicle past certain sizes. One of them is tank diameter. On the smaller launchers, diameter limits might be dictated by available pipe sizes. A step up from there and tank … Continue reading →

Another speculative thought. Suppose we have all been assuming that Falcons will try to land on a barge at sea or accept the payload penalty of RTLS, when all the tests have actually been in support of a launch at … Continue reading →

The vehicle SpaceX lost the other day has been described as a Falcon IX R with three engines. It is a bit intriguing to speculate on the purpose of three engines as opposed to the nine of the full up … Continue reading →