[AR] Re: The damned thing flew!

  • From: Rand Simberg <simberg@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: arocket@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Fri, 26 Jul 2019 12:35:33 -0700

A commenter at my blog said that Elon should sell scale versions of them as methane grills, with jet kits to convert to propane for people who don't have gas.

On 2019-07-26 12:28, J Farmer wrote:

On 7/26/2019 1:52 PM, James Fackert wrote:
Spaces starhopper lifted off and landed. Second baby step., And the kid will be running high in a month or so.
Incredible achievement in record time.
First full cycle engine (?) to fly. Ever.
It amazes me that they do this liftoff without a flame trench...
???

jim fackert

It did result in a decent sized brush fire...

Suspect the local fire department and BLM people were a bit unhappy with that..

John

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