The second stage of SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket is scheduled to arrive on Dec. 28, giving the company a fully integrated launch vehicle by year's end.The first stage arrived Sunday by truck and was lowered onto the integration assembly. The engine assembly arrived Monday.
"It's just a matter of days before F9 is vertical at the Cape," said SpaceX CEO Elon Musk. "With all of the F9 hardware currently at or on its way to the Cape, we are on track for a fully integrated launch vehicle by year's end."
The company has scheduled the first launch from the Cape in the spring from Launch Complex 40.
The erector, which raises the rocket to vertical, is expected to be working by early January.
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The engine segment, with nine engines, was shipped from Texas and arrived Monday at Cape Canaveral.
3 comments:
I can't wait!! This is one to take the family as close as possible to watch. Good luck and godspeed Space X!
Watch the freeloaders jump on it an milk it down!
Milk it Baby, Milk it!
The Gravy Train is coming to town!
Space X is extraordinary !! Could we see a Dragon Manned Vehicle do a circumlunar flight before Orion is ready ?..I think it's highly probable taking into consideration what Elon Musk has accomplished in short order...AMAZING !!!
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