Re: SpaceX Stopped pushing back - Halloween Launch!


"Paul F. Dietz" <dietz@xxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> Daniel Schmelzer wrote:
> > I'm guessing that the Falcon IX and V -- with stage diameters of just
> > under 12 feet -- were designed with particular highway height
> > constraints in mind. I think the highways have height restrictions of
> > about 13 - 15 feet, depending on the state and highway. You would have
> > to get a permit from each state along your route and have an escort or
> > two, but there are companies that can get permitting done quickly.
> >
> > I don't know if Musk could roll the Falcon IX all the way from LA right
> > into Washington, D.C. on short notice and put it in front of the FAA
> > office building for a photo op, like he did with the Falcon I. It
> > wouldn't surprise me if he could. The Falcon IX is relatively huge, so
> > that would really set tongues wagging. He said that doing so with the
> > Falcon I was surprisingly easy to arrange.
> >
>
> This aircraft appears to be large enough to transport a stage:
>
> http://www.airliners.net/info/stats.main?id=19

True, but I think those are in pretty high demand already.


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> Paul


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