I'm right there with you on SpaceX and timelines (my recent post history here includes trying to convince folks that just because they landed a stage doesn't me

I'm right there with you on SpaceX and timelines (my recent post history here includes trying to convince folks that just because they landed a stage doesn't mean cheap and easy rocket reuse is right around the corner). In this case however, my gut feeling is that they're a lot deeper into the development cycle of this project and they feel pretty confident about the 2018 timeframe.