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  [Discuss] SpaceX Falcon 9 and Dragon spacecraft

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Robert Pearlman
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posted 09-25-2013 08:23 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for Robert Pearlman   Click Here to Email Robert Pearlman     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Please use this topic to discuss general and non-mission specific updates regarding SpaceX's Falcon 9 and Dragon spacecraft development.

ejectr
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posted 09-25-2013 08:24 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for ejectr   Click Here to Email ejectr     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
I found this update pretty enlightening. The people who think Elon Musk is just messing around should gather some insight from it.
As the only operational vehicle capable of taking significant amounts of cargo both to and from the International Space Station, SpaceX’s Dragon spacecraft is already a critical piece of the American space program. With at least 10 more station resupply missions over the next couple years, and with development of a human-rated Dragon and DragonLab underway, production of the Dragon spacecraft has increased significantly.

Ronpur
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posted 09-25-2013 09:27 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for Ronpur   Click Here to Email Ronpur     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
I don't think I have seen that many spacecraft in production since Apollo.

Jim Behling
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posted 09-25-2013 12:33 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Jim Behling   Click Here to Email Jim Behling     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
GPS, Iridium, etc. had large productions lines.

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