Could Dragon have been built 20 years sooner?
On May 25, 3:33*pm, bob haller wrote:
was the breakthru just a awesome idea? or breakthus in materials
engines etc that made it possible?
Yes, the Falcon 9 and Dragon could have been built even 30 years ago.
There is nothing particularly innovative about their engines or
stages. They both use methods known about since the 1970's.
Bob Clark
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