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I have a feeling SpaceX intentionally names things kind of weirdly just because it's almost a running joke among fans. The progression of Falcon 9 rockets is:
by Klathmon 8y ago
I have a feeling SpaceX intentionally names things kind of weirdly just because it's almost a running joke among fans.
The progression of Falcon 9 rockets is:
* Falcon 9
* Falcon 9 V1.1
* Falcon 9 Full Thrust (also called V1.2 for a small period of time)
* Falcon 9 Fuller Thrust (I think this one was renamed to Block 4 at some point, but I distinctly remember hearing it called "Fuller Thrust" at first)
* Falcon 9 Block 5 (the current version and one that launched this capsule)
And their Dragon capsule has gone through several names as well:
* Dragon (the first version)
* Dragon CRS (an extended version with additional space)
* DragonLab (never flown as far as I know)
* Dragon 2 (cargo only I believe)
* Crew Dragon (the current one that just flew up to ISS, also technically a "Dragon 2" but with a different internal configuration.)
- bmiller2 8y agoThey specifically used names with minor revisions or tweaks in some of those cases to discourage folks from thinking to recertify the whole vehicle. 1.1 for example was basically an entire new vehicle - physically bigger and revamped avionics throughout. No customer wants to be the first to put their three hundred million dollar satellite on an untried platform, but a 0.1 difference? Meh, that’s practically the same thing!