Comments on: The Falcon has landed

By: pzatchok

pzatchok — Thu, 14 Jan 2016 18:22:41 +0000

Once they work that out they stand a chance of being able toi make several different combinations out of the Falcon system.
The single Falcon9
The triple Falcon Heavy.
4 around a disposable central core. Falcon Heavy+
Add 2 more to the standard Falcon Heavy to make a Super Heavy.
Or strap two Falcon Heavy’s together to make a Falcon Super+.

All with reusable first stages and possibly reusable second stages by then.

By: Edward

Edward — Thu, 14 Jan 2016 04:09:14 +0000

pzatchok,

My understanding is that they will separate and land independently, as the two side rockets are supposed to separate before the center rocket reaches engine cutoff.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Falcon_Heavy#Reusable_technology_development

“The reusable launch system technology … is particularly well suited to the Falcon Heavy where the two outer cores separate from the rocket much earlier in the flight profile, and are therefore both moving at a slower velocity at the initial separation event.”

By: pzatchok

pzatchok — Thu, 14 Jan 2016 00:55:24 +0000

I have never noticed or just missed it but when the Falcon Heavy finally flies will all three of its first stages all try to make separate soft landings like the original Falcon9?

Or will it be just one landing.

I’m sure the goal is reuse but I have just not noticed anything mentioned about it.

By: Cotour

Cotour — Wed, 13 Jan 2016 17:10:56 +0000

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