SpaceX Aiming To Start BFR Tests Next Year

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Even before the Falcon Heavy thundered off the launchpad for its debut test flight, SpaceX CEO Elon Musk was looking toward the day when it will be retired. The rocket’s $90 million price tag, already less than one-third the cost of a Delta IV Heavy, is still too high for the pace of flights the 46...
Irene Klotz

Irene Klotz is Senior Space Editor for Aviation Week, based in Cape Canaveral. Before joining Aviation Week in 2017, Irene spent 25 years as a wire service reporter covering human and robotic spaceflight, commercial space, astronomy, science and technology for Reuters and United Press International.

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