https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/points-of-information/spacex-is-about-to-finalize-a-deal-with-the-air-force-to-launch-satellites-on-both-its-falcon-9-and-falcon-heavy-rockets/ Tue, 14 May 2013 17:41:06 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/points-of-information/spacex-is-about-to-finalize-a-deal-with-the-air-force-to-launch-satellites-on-both-its-falcon-9-and-falcon-heavy-rockets/#comment-95519 Tue, 14 May 2013 17:41:06 +0000 http://behindtheblack.com/?p=23105#comment-95519 Actually, SpaceX has had a Falcon Heavy launch manifested for an Intelsat geosync bird since shortly after the FH was announced. Of course the USAF Falcon Heavy deal is also not exactly new. I believe it was announced last year. What seems to be new is that nearly all the gory pre-mission details are now locked down.

]]> https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/points-of-information/spacex-is-about-to-finalize-a-deal-with-the-air-force-to-launch-satellites-on-both-its-falcon-9-and-falcon-heavy-rockets/#comment-95481 Tue, 14 May 2013 07:02:12 +0000 http://behindtheblack.com/?p=23105#comment-95481 Uh…”climate behaviors?” Is this code for wasting more millions on global warming research?

]]> https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/points-of-information/spacex-is-about-to-finalize-a-deal-with-the-air-force-to-launch-satellites-on-both-its-falcon-9-and-falcon-heavy-rockets/#comment-95473 Tue, 14 May 2013 02:29:13 +0000 http://behindtheblack.com/?p=23105#comment-95473 SpaceX has plans to improve… period. This is how actual commerce works as opposed to the sweetheart deals and corruption we find when there is no competition.

]]> https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/points-of-information/spacex-is-about-to-finalize-a-deal-with-the-air-force-to-launch-satellites-on-both-its-falcon-9-and-falcon-heavy-rockets/#comment-95462 Tue, 14 May 2013 00:11:57 +0000 http://behindtheblack.com/?p=23105#comment-95462 The article didn’t say but I wonder if SpaceX plans on having an improved second stage during that time frame. Guess will have to hit up google.

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