From: jfindley@cinci.nospam.rr.com   
      
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   jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca says...   
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   > On 2021-07-26 22:56, Greg (Strider) Moore wrote:   
   >   
   > > Falcon Heavy will take longer (I think 2-2.5 years) but is helluva lot   
   > > cheaper and safer.   
   >   
   > What about it would take longer?  Can't SpaceX zip-tie 3 Falcon9's   
   > together in a weekend and mount paylod and launch it on Monday monring? :-)   
   >   
   > I am really susprised that anything would take longer than SLS.   
   >   
   > Surely they have been considering payload adaptors for Falcon 9 for some   
   > time already? This isin't the first time we hear of he Clipper going up   
   > on Falcon Heavy.   
   >   
   > Could the delay just be Europa Clipper delay and not directly related to   
   > launcher& I would have really expected SpaceX to be able to launch much   
   > easier than anyone else.   
      
   It will take a longer flight time due to the need to do a Mars fly by   
   and then an Earth fly by.   
      
   SpaceX to launch the Europa Clipper mission for a bargain price   
   Decision comes after shaking issue with SLS rocket made it untenable.   
   ERIC BERGER - 7/23/2021, 4:45 PM   
   https://arstechnica.com/science/2021/07/spacex-to-launch-the-europa-   
   clipper-mission-for-a-bargain-price/   
      
   Jeff   
      
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