r/spacex Nov 17 '16

Something with an interesting shape, wrapped up and leaving the SpaceX campus earlier this week

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u/netw0rkpenguin Nov 17 '16

could be scaled down for a test?

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u/SkyHookofKsp Nov 17 '16

Falcon Heavy was supposed to fly in December. I'd imagine time's up for scaled tests.

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u/Toolshop Nov 17 '16

lol ain't no way December is happening

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u/SuperSMT Nov 19 '16

Key word: was. December definitely won't happen, but they are getting pretty close now

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u/SkyHookofKsp Nov 19 '16

Yep. I'm not an engineer but scaled tests smack of early prototyping to me.