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I remember it being called BFR, which stood for Big F**ing Rocket, lol
by grishka 4y ago
I remember it being called BFR, which stood for Big F**ing Rocket, lol
- mlindner 4y agoThat came later after the MCT and then ITS acronyms. There's a history here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SpaceX_Starship_development https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SpaceX_Starship_development
- SECProto 4y ago> That came later after the MCT and then ITS acronyms I believe there was a BFR originally [1], and it just returned later. But the real old one was the Falcon X and Falcon XX [2], which were to use the "Merlin 2" engine (giant RP/LOX engine a la the saturn V). [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SpaceX_Mars_program#Early_heavy-lift_concepts https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SpaceX_Mars_program#Early_heav... [2] https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Falcon_X&oldid=384325449 https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Falcon_X&oldid=38...
- myself248 4y agoReally wish they'd kept the BFR/BFB terminology, as that's what my shirts say. ;)
- jjoonathan 4y agoBig Falcon Rocket, to be spoken with only the straightest of faces.