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SpaceX is more powerful than NK; Just a thought I had while watching a launch today.
Topic Started: May 15 2017, 08:35 PM (166 Views)
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NK was in the news over the weekend because they launched a ballistic missile that (in theory) had enough range to hit Guam.

As I was watching SpaceX loft a 13,500lb bus sized satellite into geostationary transfer orbit it occurred to me that the Falcon 9 has much more range and lift capability than the NK missile. Not only that, they have shown that they can fly up to orbit and then come back down and hit a target floating in the ocean dead center.

Does anyone doubt that Elon Musk could drop a payload right onto any spot on the planet that he wants to hit? Does anyone doubt that Musk and his people could build a nuclear weapon if they really wanted to? Not that they would need a nuke, a 13,000lb block of tungsten falling from orbit would hit with plenty of energy to destroy anything.

Just saying.
Edited by Demagogue, May 15 2017, 08:36 PM.
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BTW, here is that launch if you want to watch it.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ynMYE64IEKs
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