Re: SpaceX -- Falcon I developmental testing complete

From: MattWriter (mattwriter_at_aol.com)
Date: 01/30/05 

Date: 30 Jan 2005 20:00:32 GMT

<< I believe that they changed the dollar figure in late 2004
when they announced Falcon-V's switch to a single Merlin in
the second stage and the new peformance estimates for it. >><BR><BR>

BTW, I asked someone at SpaceX if Musk knew that his engine names, Kestel and
Merlin, were not only falcon-related but also the names of British aircraft
engines of WWII. I knew Musk was a bit of a space history buff, so I wasn't
surprised to learn that, yes, they did know that.

Matt Bille
(MattWriter@AOL.com)
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