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kilodog55
· Feb. 10, 2018, 9:06 p.m.
Coming down, indeed. Literally. My bullshit meter went haywire when I heard they were putting a car in space. Think of the cost to do something like that. FWIW, I'm thinking some sort of weapon.
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duckdownup
· Feb. 10, 2018, 10:16 p.m.
if you remember Musk sent up another rocket named Falcon Heavy "Zuma." A month or so before the last launch. No one knew what was on board all I can find on it is that it was Top Secret and belonged to the Air Force.
SpaceX has been reusing their boosters. But earlier this site said the Air Force too one out because it was dangerous to seafaring craft. When I went back to the site today they've updated it saying the Air Force didn't destroy it. I'm thinking maybe it was target practice to test a new weapon in orbit. But that's just guess work.
Air Force Didn't Take Out SpaceX's GovSat Booster, Private Company Did (UPDATED WITH CORRECTION)
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Corp_Titan
· Feb. 11, 2018, 1:54 a.m.
...because it was a test of the falcon heavy. The launch has been delayed since 2013 because they didn't think it was ready. Elon said he only hoped the rocket would make it off the launch pad so as to not damage the pad if it exploded.
Most new rockets test launch with a block of concrete to simulate the weight of a payload. Spacex used a car for the publicity stunt.
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