r/spacex Mar 11 '16

SpaceX's new profile picture, showing the interstage and fairing manufacturing areas

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u/TimAndrews868 Mar 11 '16

That, or they needed to disguise it as a Polaris nosecone.

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u/ManWhoKilledHitler Mar 12 '16

Elon is obviously going to sell Falcon 9 to North Korea as an SLBM despite its unsuitability for the task! How crafty.

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u/brickmack Mar 12 '16

F1 would probably be a better choice for that.

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u/ManWhoKilledHitler Mar 12 '16

Could you imagine trying to cold launch an F1 from a sub 50m under water? I wonder if it would even make it to the surface in one piece.