Re-post from Sept. 21, 2017:
Elon's Pucker Factor
About building the Falcon Heavy, he says, "It's way, way more difficult that we originally thought." How difficult?
"It requires the simultaneous ignition of 27 orbit class engines."
"Impossible to test on the ground"
"Heavy sonic buffet"
"Aerodynamics totally change"
"Triple vibrations and acoustics"
"There's a real good chance that that vehicle does not make it to orbit. Set expectations accordingly. I hope it makes it far enough away from the pad that it doesn't cause pad damage. I would consider even that a win, to be honest."
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