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T+72: SpaceX’s Motivation for Falcon Heavy
Episode 72
Published 8 years, 1 month ago
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SpaceX launched Falcon Heavy last week and shook up the space launch world. I spend some time thinking through SpaceX’s motivations for building Falcon Heavy, and what its effects might be on the world around it.
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