On this flight test, SN5 was powered by a single Raptor engine – a reusable methalox full-flow staged-combustion rocket engine. This test flight was an important step in development of SpaceX’s fully reusable transportation system designed to carry both crew and cargo to Earth orbit, the M...
Falcon Heavy draws upon Falcon 9’s proven design, which minimizes stage separation events and maximizes reliability. The second-stage Merlin Vacuum Engine delivers the rocket’s payload to orbit after the main engines cut off and the first-stage cores separate. ...
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1.1.1 早期的大猎鹰火箭 2005年,猎鹰1火箭首飞时,SpaceX创始人埃隆·马斯克首次提出大猎鹰火箭(Big Falcon Rocket,BFR)的概念,称其能够将100 t的有效载荷发射到近地轨道[1],但当时并未明确具体方案。 SpaceX在2009年公开猛禽发动机研制计划,但当时与超重-星舰无关,而是计划用于猎鹰重型火箭上面级的氢氧发动机。2011...
Space.com: What are some standout moments for you in heading up the design of Falcon's brilliant Merlin engine and witnessing its phenomenal success? Mueller: With respect to the Merlin and the Falcon 9 in particular, that first l...
- Break-it-then-fix-it: An engineering approach where failures are used to identify and correct design flaws. - Super Heavy booster: The powerful first stage of SpaceX’s Starship rocket, equipped with numerous engines. - Simulated landing: A practice landing performed to mimic real landing co...
Instead, at an altitude of 90 miles, the rocket lost communication reception. A preliminary analysis pointed to leaking fuel to be the problem, having built pressure in the cavity above the engine firewall. Going forward, SpaceX plans to add fire suppression to the area to provide a solution...
Russian N1 rocket: This was Russia’s megamoon rocket of the 20th-century space race. And while it was never operational (all four launch attempts failed), Musk has said it’s the closest relative of Starship’s design. The N1 was expected to give off more than10 million pounds of thrus...
That’s because the company uses a completely different approach to rocket design than, say, NASA. The latter focuses on building one rocket and strenuously designing and testing it on the ground before its first flight — taking years but pretty much guaranteeing success on the first launch. ...
That’s because the company uses a completely different approach to rocket design than, say, NASA. The space agency focuses on building one rocket and strenuously designing and testing it on the ground before its first flight — taking years but all but guaranteeing success on the first launch...