Great Gams! Elon Musk Tweets a Shot Of Falcon Reusable Landing Strut
In case anyone is still not taking SpaceX’s attempt at developing a reusable version of the Falcon 9 seriously, Elon Musk tweeted this photo yesterday, of what is apparently a flight weight version of one of the Falcon 9-R’s four telescoping landing struts.
Besides learning that the vehicle will be pronounced “F-niner,” a response to a subsequent tweet added a little more information, stating that telescoping arm will be driven by high pressure helium, and that the entire assembly weighs less than a Tesla Model S. For what its worth, Tesla lists the curb weight of a Model S at 4,647.3 lbs, which would make the Falcon 9-R landing assembly a surprisingly light structure.
Just one question, how does SpaceX ever get anything done with all its employees just standing around looking at stuff?
Nice uniforms, wot? Looks a lot like a bunch of 1968 college seniors building a homecoming display…
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