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This 14-day interval between Falcon 9 launches was the fastest consecutive launch since Gemini 7 & 6A in December 4 & 15, 1965. SpaceX plans to beat that recor
by bfe 12y ago
This 14-day interval between Falcon 9 launches was the fastest consecutive launch since Gemini 7 & 6A in December 4 & 15, 1965.
SpaceX plans to beat that record soon with launches a week apart becoming routine.
- ewoodrich 12y agoGemini 7 and 6A were manned launches on human-rated launch vehicles, so it isn't quite comparable yet.
- bfe 12y agoStill, modern launch vehicle human ratings were only developed after the second Shuttle disaster, and are far beyond 1965 standards. http://nodis3.gsfc.nasa.gov/displayDir.cfm?Internal_ID=N_PR_8705_002B_ http://nodis3.gsfc.nasa.gov/displayDir.cfm?Internal_ID=N_PR_... Falcon 9 v1.1 is almost certainly safer than the Titan II Gemini Launch Vehicle. As with prior Dragon flights, humans could have flown and been just fine.
- jessaustin 12y agoIt's comparable to any consecutive launches that occurred in the nearly five decades since.
- ChuckMcM 12y agoAnd that is what I find fascinating. Weekly launches into even low earth orbit is a tremendous capability to lob stuff up there. I do look forward to the Dragon2 tests, and the next F9R landing attempt.
- syncsynchalt 12y agoUnfortunately they've only got two F9 orbital launches planned for the entire rest of the year.