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| From | Fred J. McCall <fjmccall@gmail.com> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | sci.space.policy, sci.astro, sci.physics, rec.arts.sf.science |
| Subject | Re: Elon Musk confirms the Falcon 9 first stage can reach orbit as an SSTO. |
| Date | 2015-11-29 23:03 -0700 |
| Organization | is for people who don't have real work to do |
| Message-ID | <afpn5b1isgppcdavukf5jgbpoesnh9dqlj@4ax.com> (permalink) |
| References | <n34tnh$bo1$2@dont-email.me> <8euhic-5co.ln1@mail.specsol.com> <MPG.30c1015ed312fcfa989916@news.eternal-september.org> <pn5kic-ul2.ln1@mail.specsol.com> |
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jimp@specsol.spam.sux.com wrote:
>>
>> In my opinion, it would be a very expensive stunt since Falcon 9's first
>> stage is not designed for reentry from orbital velocities.
>
>A butt load of micro-satellites might make it usefull for something.
>
But that's a very expensive way to launch them. Cheaper to put them
all on a regular Falcon 9 as extra cargo and let them ride 'free'. The
launch is actually cheaper overall than the 'SSTO' launch of just the
microsats, since you're not throwing away all those engines in the
first stage (assuming they get landing working).
--
"The reasonable man adapts himself to the world; the unreasonable
man persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore,
all progress depends on the unreasonable man."
--George Bernard Shaw
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Elon Musk confirms the Falcon 9 first stage can reach orbit as an SSTO. "Robert Clark" <rgregoryclark@gmSPAMBLOACKail.com> - 2015-11-25 13:15 -0500
Re: Elon Musk confirms the Falcon 9 first stage can reach orbit as an SSTO. jimp@specsol.spam.sux.com - 2015-11-25 23:56 +0000
Re: Elon Musk confirms the Falcon 9 first stage can reach orbit as an SSTO. "Robert Clark" <rgregoryclark@gmSPAMBLOACKail.com> - 2015-11-25 22:45 -0500
Re: Elon Musk confirms the Falcon 9 first stage can reach orbit as an SSTO. Lester Thorpe <lt11@thorpe.info> - 2015-11-26 04:47 +0000
Re: Elon Musk confirms the Falcon 9 first stage can reach orbit as an SSTO. "Greg \(Strider\) Moore" <mooregr@deletethisgreenms.com> - 2015-11-25 23:53 -0500
Re: Elon Musk confirms the Falcon 9 first stage can reach orbit as an SSTO. jimp@specsol.spam.sux.com - 2015-11-26 06:25 +0000
Re: Elon Musk confirms the Falcon 9 first stage can reach orbit as an SSTO. Jeff Findley <jfindley@cinci.nospam.rr.com> - 2015-11-26 11:46 -0500
Re: Elon Musk confirms the Falcon 9 first stage can reach orbit as an SSTO. jimp@specsol.spam.sux.com - 2015-11-26 20:13 +0000
Re: Elon Musk confirms the Falcon 9 first stage can reach orbit as an SSTO. Fred J. McCall <fjmccall@gmail.com> - 2015-11-29 23:03 -0700
Re: Elon Musk confirms the Falcon 9 first stage can reach orbit as an SSTO. Jeff Findley <jfindley@cinci.nospam.rr.com> - 2015-11-26 11:44 -0500
Re: Elon Musk confirms the Falcon 9 first stage can reach orbit as an SSTO. Fred J. McCall <fjmccall@gmail.com> - 2015-11-29 22:53 -0700
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