Space Exploration Technologies or ‘SpaceX’ has already flown their single engine rocket, the Falcon 1, successfully twice. Now it’s time to move on to bigger and badder things: the rocket with 8 additional Merlin engines and aptly named Falcon 9. One of the biggest changes between the Falcon 1 and Falcon 9, besides the engines, is the use of Florida’s Cape Canaveral as a launching location.
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Go baby go!
Hi Ben and Cariann,
Are you guys going to be webcasting the last news conference on the Augustine commissions final report on Thursday?
If NASA makes it available on NASA TV (any channel), then yes we will.
What happened to two through eight?
SLC is pronounced /slick/. Sorry to bug, but it was bugging me to hear S-L-C throughout that video.
The nomenclature could be based on how many engines are used in the first stage. Thus the Falcon 1 having 1 engine in first stage, and the Falcon 9 having 9 engines in the first stage. On the boards for awhile was a Falcon 5, but it seems that plan has been scrapped or put on hold in favor of the F9.
The nomenclature could be based on how many engines are used in the first stage. Thus the Falcon 1 having 1 engine in first stage, and the Falcon 9 having 9 engines in the first stage. On the boards for awhile was a Falcon 5, but it seems that plan has been scrapped or put on hold in favor of the F9.