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2014-05-18 Caucasus/Russia/Central Asia

Jamestown: US Restrictions Hurt Russian Space Defense and Commercial Projects

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Posted by 3dc 2014-05-18 00:00|| || Front Page|| [2 views ] Top

#1 Somebody is knocking Jamestown off the net so the link is intermittent.

Posted by 3dc 2014-05-18 00:07|| 2014-05-18 00:07|| Front Page Top

#2 "Falcon Heavy is the worlds most powerful rocket, a launch vehicle of scale and capability unequaled by any other currently flying. With the ability to lift into orbit over 53 metric tons (117,000 lb)--a mass equivalent to a 737 jetliner loaded with passengers, crew, luggage and fuel--Falcon Heavy can lift more than twice the payload of the next closest operational vehicle, the Delta IV Heavy, at one-third the cost. Falcon Heavy draws upon the proven heritage and reliability of Falcon 9. Its first stage is composed of three Falcon 9 nine engine cores whose 27 Merlin engines together generate nearly 4 million pounds of thrust at liftoff. Only the Saturn V moon rocket, last flown in 1973, delivered more payload to orbit. Falcon Heavy was designed from the outset to carry humans into space and restores the possibility of flying missions with crew to the Moon or Mars." Source: Spacex webpage

First launch date in 2015.

Posted by Squinty 2014-05-18 17:01|| 2014-05-18 17:01|| Front Page Top

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