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SpaceX Fairing Separation Video
By 2013.05.17 0 Comments Read More →

SpaceX Fairing Separation Video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=LtI1V624vWM SpaceX  has released this video of a fairing separation test being conducted at NASA’s Plum Brook Station, part of the Glenn Research Center.   In designing the composite fairing, SpaceX kept with its overall philosophy of both in-house production as well as a preference for pneumatic separation systems which can be tested before flight. Market leader Arianespace […]

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Falcon 9 Fairing Testing
By 2013.04.01 0 Comments Read More →

Falcon 9 Fairing Testing

One of the challenges standing between SpaceX and the debut of the Falcon 9 V1.1  is  completing testing of the enormous payload fairing which will protect commercial spacecraft on rides to orbit aboard the new booster.  The 5.2 meter diameter fairing with a  13.9 meter usable length which will be among the largest in the world, is built by SpaceX  and is […]

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