BECOMING A MULTIPLANET SPECIES
"You want to wake up in the morning and think the future is going to be great -and that's
what being a spacefaring civilization is all about. It's about believing in the future and
thinking that the future will be better than the past. And I can't think of anything more
exciting than going out there and being among the stars."
Elon Musk, CEO and Lead Designer, SpaceX
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DEEP CRYO LIQUID OXYGEN TANK TESTING
Pressure tested to 2.3 atmospheres
Carbon fiber matrix
Volume 1000m3
Holds 1200 tons of liquid oxygen
ENGINE TESTING
Over1200 seconds of firing across 42 main engine tests
Longest test 100 seconds; 40 seconds typical for Mars landing
Test engine operates at up to 200 atmospheres
PERFECTING PROPULSIVE LANDING
18 successful Falcon 9 landings as of 10/15/2017
Very high reliability demonstrated with single engine landings
Precision landing will allow for return to launch mount, no landing legs needed
LAUNCH RATE
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2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
DRAGON UPDATES
Demonstrated automated rendezvous and docking to space station with Dragon 1
Dragon 2 will dock directly, not needing use of Canadarm
Perfected heat shield technology to withstand extremely high reentry temperatures
VEHICLE COMPARISON
F1
F9
FH
BFR
FULL REUSE
PARTIAL REUSE
PARTIAL REUSE
EXPANDABLE
ROCKET CAPABILITY
Falcon 1
0.7
INDIA GSLV
5.0
ANTARES
7.0
SOYUZ 2-1B
8.2
ATLAS V 551
18.8
JAPAN H-IIB
19
ARIANE 5
20
PROTON M/
BREEZE M
22
FALCON 9
22.8
CHINA LM-5
23
DELTA IV HEAVY
28.3
FALCON HEAVY
54.4
SATURN V
135
BFR
150
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