They were starting to ramp up into what seemed like it could be a decent cadence, too. This is not going to be a quick turnaround. A year long stand down might still not be enough to rebuild the pad. This one hurts.
The Falcon 9 that blew up on SLC40 took over a year, and that was a much smaller explosion. The only reason SpaceX was able to launch a Falcon again so quickly was because that next launch was from pad 39A instead.
Damn, that’s going to set Blue Origin back several months, maybe a year. Wishing them all the best. The market could really use the competition.
They were starting to ramp up into what seemed like it could be a decent cadence, too. This is not going to be a quick turnaround. A year long stand down might still not be enough to rebuild the pad. This one hurts.
Oh well, what’s another 8 billion tax dollars.
Definitely a year or more.
The Falcon 9 that blew up on SLC40 took over a year, and that was a much smaller explosion. The only reason SpaceX was able to launch a Falcon again so quickly was because that next launch was from pad 39A instead.