It’s not really news; I thought that Gwynne said they’d be doing this last fall, but it’s official. It will be built at the Port of Los Angeles.
[Update a while later]
A TED talk from Gwynne. About twenty minutes, but worth a listen.
2 thoughts on “BFR”
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Watched the TED talk. Interesting bit about “Elon Time” vs real time.
So in real time, 2028 ETA for BFR to Mars? And all of the BFR development cost on the dime of SpaceX? Sounds like a deal to me.
If NASA wants to beat the BFR timeline to Mars, they better ditch the SLS and hitch a ride on the Falcon Heavy!
And all of the BFR development cost on the dime of SpaceX?
I’m guessing this wont be the case entirely. The initial work will be funded by SpaceX and their investors but it seems likely that when it comes time to do some launches, it will be much like the Falcon 9 where customers purchase launches and then SpaceX utilizes every opportunity to run tests and implement iterative innovations.