Full Duration Orbit Insertion Firing

A full duration orbit insertion firing of the the Falcon 9 second stage, at the SpaceX Test Facility in McGregor, Texas. In flight, the engine will include a large expansion nozzle which increases the its performance in the vacuum of space.

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Science & Technology

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• SpaceX
• Falcon

[jmr1068204]

I think space flight would probably be a lot cheaper and a lot more reliable if we kicked all of the NASA clowns making $300,000 year out and brought in some of the extremely talented people who work regular jobs and are geniuses.

[heound]

GO FALCON 9!!!

[DownWithReligion80]

excuse me

[urosh911]

So....i wanna know....is that the full duration that the orbiter needs to get into orbit or just the maximum duration of testing the engine ?

[heroineworshipper]

The amount of testing they put into this engine was remarkable. Makes you wonder if they could really build a Merlin 2 in Musk's lifetime.

[cajoke]

Very nice to see that a privat companies can do so well and be a reliable option for space flight. Go Falcon.