{"id":149407,"date":"2018-09-17T20:09:08","date_gmt":"2018-09-18T03:09:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nextbigfuture.com\/?p=149407"},"modified":"2018-09-17T21:29:11","modified_gmt":"2018-09-18T04:29:11","slug":"spacex-bfs-now-has-three-mini-wings-with-landing-pads","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nextbigfuture.com\/2018\/09\/spacex-bfs-now-has-three-mini-wings-with-landing-pads.html","title":{"rendered":"SpaceX BFS now has three wings-legs with landing pads"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The top of the SpaceX BFR is the BFS (Big Falcon Spaceship) has three mini-wings with landing pads. It also has 7 Raptor engines. Two of wing-legs actuate.<\/p>\n<p>The major design decisions should now be complete. Elon Musk says hopper flights will be next year. High altitude and high-velocity flights will be 2020. Booster tests will be in 2020. First orbital flights could be in two to three years. There will be many test flights before putting people. They will try to put an unmanned lunar orbit flight first before putting a person on board.<\/p>\n<p>The BFS will use its entire body to break and will then use the mini-wing fins to land vertically. The landing will look epic.<\/p>\n<p>If you are landing on the moon then you just need thrusters.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nextbigfuture.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Screen-Shot-2018-09-17-at-7.46.55-PM-min.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1172\" height=\"642\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-149411\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nextbigfuture.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Screen-Shot-2018-09-17-at-7.46.55-PM-min.png 1172w, https:\/\/nextbigfuture.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Screen-Shot-2018-09-17-at-7.46.55-PM-min-300x164.png 300w, https:\/\/nextbigfuture.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Screen-Shot-2018-09-17-at-7.46.55-PM-min-768x421.png 768w, https:\/\/nextbigfuture.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Screen-Shot-2018-09-17-at-7.46.55-PM-min-1024x561.png 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1172px) 100vw, 1172px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nextbigfuture.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Screen-Shot-2018-09-17-at-7.48.32-PM-min.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1226\" height=\"564\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-149412\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nextbigfuture.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Screen-Shot-2018-09-17-at-7.48.32-PM-min.png 1226w, https:\/\/nextbigfuture.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Screen-Shot-2018-09-17-at-7.48.32-PM-min-300x138.png 300w, https:\/\/nextbigfuture.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Screen-Shot-2018-09-17-at-7.48.32-PM-min-768x353.png 768w, https:\/\/nextbigfuture.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Screen-Shot-2018-09-17-at-7.48.32-PM-min-1024x471.png 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1226px) 100vw, 1226px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>SpaceX BFR is being built now. They have built the first cylinder section.<\/p>\n<p>They are building the dome and engine section soon.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/zu7WJD8vpAQ?start=1740\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; encrypted-media\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Raptor is a 200-ton engine. Aiming for 300-atmosphere chamber pressure. ISP above 380. Stage combustion, full flow, gas-gas engine.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nextbigfuture.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Screen-Shot-2018-09-17-at-7.52.04-PM-min.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1328\" height=\"754\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-149413\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nextbigfuture.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Screen-Shot-2018-09-17-at-7.52.04-PM-min.png 1328w, https:\/\/nextbigfuture.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Screen-Shot-2018-09-17-at-7.52.04-PM-min-300x170.png 300w, https:\/\/nextbigfuture.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Screen-Shot-2018-09-17-at-7.52.04-PM-min-768x436.png 768w, https:\/\/nextbigfuture.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Screen-Shot-2018-09-17-at-7.52.04-PM-min-1024x581.png 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1328px) 100vw, 1328px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nextbigfuture.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Screen-Shot-2018-09-17-at-7.52.52-PM-min.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1282\" height=\"666\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-149414\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nextbigfuture.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Screen-Shot-2018-09-17-at-7.52.52-PM-min.png 1282w, https:\/\/nextbigfuture.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Screen-Shot-2018-09-17-at-7.52.52-PM-min-300x156.png 300w, https:\/\/nextbigfuture.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Screen-Shot-2018-09-17-at-7.52.52-PM-min-768x399.png 768w, https:\/\/nextbigfuture.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Screen-Shot-2018-09-17-at-7.52.52-PM-min-1024x532.png 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1282px) 100vw, 1282px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nextbigfuture.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Screen-Shot-2018-09-17-at-6.53.50-PM-min.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1784\" height=\"974\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-149401\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nextbigfuture.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Screen-Shot-2018-09-17-at-6.53.50-PM-min.png 1784w, https:\/\/nextbigfuture.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Screen-Shot-2018-09-17-at-6.53.50-PM-min-300x164.png 300w, https:\/\/nextbigfuture.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Screen-Shot-2018-09-17-at-6.53.50-PM-min-768x419.png 768w, https:\/\/nextbigfuture.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Screen-Shot-2018-09-17-at-6.53.50-PM-min-1024x559.png 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1784px) 100vw, 1784px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>They will do a lot of test launches before putting anyone on-board.<\/p>\n<p>Launching the satellites and servicing the space station is helping to fund the BFR.<\/p>\n<p>Any customers for BFR are very helpful for funding the rocket.<\/p>\n<p>Yusaku Maezawa is the first customer.<br \/>\nHe said &#8220;I choose to go to the moon&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nextbigfuture.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Screen-Shot-2018-09-17-at-7.58.22-PM-min.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1026\" height=\"548\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-149415\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nextbigfuture.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Screen-Shot-2018-09-17-at-7.58.22-PM-min.png 1026w, https:\/\/nextbigfuture.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Screen-Shot-2018-09-17-at-7.58.22-PM-min-300x160.png 300w, https:\/\/nextbigfuture.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Screen-Shot-2018-09-17-at-7.58.22-PM-min-768x410.png 768w, https:\/\/nextbigfuture.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Screen-Shot-2018-09-17-at-7.58.22-PM-min-1024x547.png 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1026px) 100vw, 1026px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nextbigfuture.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Screen-Shot-2018-09-17-at-7.58.37-PM-min.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1260\" height=\"652\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-149416\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nextbigfuture.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Screen-Shot-2018-09-17-at-7.58.37-PM-min.png 1260w, https:\/\/nextbigfuture.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Screen-Shot-2018-09-17-at-7.58.37-PM-min-300x155.png 300w, https:\/\/nextbigfuture.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Screen-Shot-2018-09-17-at-7.58.37-PM-min-768x397.png 768w, https:\/\/nextbigfuture.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Screen-Shot-2018-09-17-at-7.58.37-PM-min-1024x530.png 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1260px) 100vw, 1260px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>He was a skate boarder in Santa Monica.<br \/>\nHe was a musician.<\/p>\n<p>He started his company twenty years ago.<br \/>\nHe started a private fashion label <a href=\"http:\/\/zozo.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Zozo<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nextbigfuture.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Screen-Shot-2018-09-17-at-8.00.41-PM-min.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1176\" height=\"692\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-149417\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nextbigfuture.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Screen-Shot-2018-09-17-at-8.00.41-PM-min.png 1176w, https:\/\/nextbigfuture.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Screen-Shot-2018-09-17-at-8.00.41-PM-min-300x177.png 300w, https:\/\/nextbigfuture.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Screen-Shot-2018-09-17-at-8.00.41-PM-min-768x452.png 768w, https:\/\/nextbigfuture.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Screen-Shot-2018-09-17-at-8.00.41-PM-min-1024x603.png 1024w, https:\/\/nextbigfuture.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Screen-Shot-2018-09-17-at-8.00.41-PM-min-730x430.png 730w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1176px) 100vw, 1176px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nextbigfuture.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Screen-Shot-2018-09-17-at-8.01.33-PM-min.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1156\" height=\"616\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-149418\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nextbigfuture.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Screen-Shot-2018-09-17-at-8.01.33-PM-min.png 1156w, https:\/\/nextbigfuture.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Screen-Shot-2018-09-17-at-8.01.33-PM-min-300x160.png 300w, https:\/\/nextbigfuture.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Screen-Shot-2018-09-17-at-8.01.33-PM-min-768x409.png 768w, https:\/\/nextbigfuture.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Screen-Shot-2018-09-17-at-8.01.33-PM-min-1024x546.png 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1156px) 100vw, 1156px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Why did he purchase all of the seats on the BFR?<br \/>\nWhy did he want to go to the moon?<br \/>\nHe wanted to give back to the world and contribute to world peace.<\/p>\n<p>Ever since he was a kid, he was inspired by the moon.<br \/>\nHe chooses to go to the moon with artists.<\/p>\n<p>He will invite artists to go to the moon with him.<\/p>\n<p>The amount of money that Yusaku has deposited and will pay for the mission will make a material difference to the BFR development budget.<\/p><div class=\"nextb-last-paragraph\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center; \" id=\"nextb-1081950463\">\r\n<div data-aaad='true' data-aa-adunit='\/339474670\/Nextbigfuture_A\/InContent_3'><\/div>\r\n<div data-onpage='true' data-adpath='\/339474670,3911572\/Nextbigfuture_B\/InContent_3'><\/div><\/div>\n<p>Elon Musk calls Yusaku very brave and he is the real deal.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nextbigfuture.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Screen-Shot-2018-09-17-at-8.05.51-PM-min.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1214\" height=\"646\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-149419\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nextbigfuture.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Screen-Shot-2018-09-17-at-8.05.51-PM-min.png 1214w, https:\/\/nextbigfuture.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Screen-Shot-2018-09-17-at-8.05.51-PM-min-300x160.png 300w, https:\/\/nextbigfuture.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Screen-Shot-2018-09-17-at-8.05.51-PM-min-768x409.png 768w, https:\/\/nextbigfuture.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Screen-Shot-2018-09-17-at-8.05.51-PM-min-1024x545.png 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1214px) 100vw, 1214px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dearmoon.earth\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">He has a website dearmoon.earth<\/a><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/zu7WJD8vpAQ?start=3640\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; encrypted-media\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nextbigfuture.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Screen-Shot-2018-09-17-at-8.09.18-PM-min.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"538\" height=\"432\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-149421\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nextbigfuture.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Screen-Shot-2018-09-17-at-8.09.18-PM-min.png 538w, https:\/\/nextbigfuture.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Screen-Shot-2018-09-17-at-8.09.18-PM-min-300x241.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 538px) 100vw, 538px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The top of the SpaceX BFR is the BFS (Big Falcon Spaceship) has three mini-wings with landing pads. It also has 7 Raptor engines. Two of wing-legs actuate. The major design decisions should now be complete. Elon Musk says hopper flights will be next year. High altitude and high-velocity flights will be 2020. Booster tests &#8230; <\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more-container\"><a title=\"SpaceX BFS now has three wings-legs with landing pads\" class=\"read-more button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nextbigfuture.com\/2018\/09\/spacex-bfs-now-has-three-mini-wings-with-landing-pads.html#more-149407\" aria-label=\"More on SpaceX BFS now has three wings-legs with landing pads\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":149403,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1306,1304,1307],"tags":[242,20,60,5],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nextbigfuture.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/149407"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nextbigfuture.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nextbigfuture.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextbigfuture.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextbigfuture.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=149407"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextbigfuture.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/149407\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextbigfuture.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/149403"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nextbigfuture.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=149407"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextbigfuture.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=149407"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextbigfuture.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=149407"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}