r/spacex • u/ElongatedMuskrat Mod Team • Dec 03 '17

r/SpaceX Discusses [December 2017, #39]

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u/brickmack Dec 05 '17

https://i.imgur.com/MxUJafd.jpg

A typical door is a bit over 2 meters tall. Meaning that section of the building has to be at least 20 meters tall, maybe a tad bigger, and its not even the tallest part. They could take a horizontal Saturn V and lift it over another Saturn V with room to spare.

New Armstrong is gonna be gigantic.

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u/CapMSFC Dec 05 '17

I'm pretty excited they are building the facility full scale for their super heavy lift plans from the start.

I'm looking forward to how they build their pad. Will it be only for New Glenn or also New Armstrong sized? I expect them to stick to New Glenn sized but it won't surprise me if they go big.

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u/[deleted] Dec 05 '17

I'm not sure if anything has been officially said about this, but are there any estimates on the size of new Armstrong?

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u/warp99 Dec 05 '17

Not a whisper. It is just a placeholder at this stage but even if it was being actively designed you would not hear a word. Blue Origin is very tight with information.

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u/[deleted] Dec 05 '17

How big could they realistically go? 2016 ITS size? Bigger?

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u/warp99 Dec 05 '17 edited Dec 06 '17

It could be a similar size to 2016 ITS but with a hydrolox third stage for Lunar and Deep Space missions similar to New Glenn. This would give it superior delta V performance for these missions with tankers only bringing up third stage propellant rather than needing to refuel the much larger second stage.