This episode of VSENKRECHSTARTER is about the first two versions of the Merlin rocket engine. The Merlin 1D is used today on the Falcon 9 in a heavily revised version. Originally, it powered the much smaller Falcon 1 in the Merlin 1A version. At the beginning, SpaceX relied on a completely different technology for this engine in version 1A with ablative cooling than today. Since version 1C, the Merlin has been cooled regeneratively. It was precisely this change in technology that nearly broke SpaceX's neck. Unimaginable today, but SpaceX was very close to the abyss.
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The story is described in the very good book "Liftoff: Elon Musk and the Desperate Early Days That Launched SpaceX" by Eric Berger. Also highly recommended as an audio book!
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Appropriate to Elon Musk 50th birthday the biography by Ashlee Vance.
"How Elon Musk Changed the World - The Biography".
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[1] Falcon Heavy & Starman
• Falcon Heavy & Starman
[2] Starship | SN10 | High-Altitude Flight Recap
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[3] How Not to Land an Orbital Rocket Booster
• How Not to Land an Orb...
[4] High Speed Footage | Past Missions
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[5] SpaceX Testing - Merlin Ablative
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[6] Liftoff: Elon Musk and the Desperate Early Days That Launched SpaceX by Eric Berger
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[7] Falcon 5
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[8] Falcon 1
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[9] SpaceX Tour - Texas Test Site
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[10] twitter - Tom Mueller
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[11] Falcon 1 Flight 3 Launch Video
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[12] Elon's SpaceX Tour - Falcon 1, Falcon 9 and Dragon
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[13] Beal Aerospace
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[14] Tesla
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[15] How Elon Musk is changing the world - The biography
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[16] Commercial Resupply Services
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[17] "Tesla eats Daimler": car market expert sees black for Mercedes
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[18] Falcon 1 DemoFlight 2 Launch
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[19] Merlin 1C - VTS1-323
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[20] RL-10 engine
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[21] ablative heat shields
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5 окт 2024