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Old 13th Sep 2017, 02:30
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Originally Posted by ORAC
It's really trying to copy the SpaceX model isn't it?
It took SpaceX almost 6 years (2002 to 2008) to achieve the first successful launch of their Falcon rocket. The company model DARPA should be trying to emulate is North American Aviation during the early 1940's when they built and test flew the Mustang prototype in around 8 months time.
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