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SpaceX developed several rocket designs which ultimately never flew for various reasons, it’s interesting to look at these in retrospect now that SpaceX has settled on the Falcon 9 and Falcon Heavy while it develops the radically different Starship design. Comments are closed.
Was the antenna on purpose? lololol
Bro how does Scott Manley have complete understanding on topics none of us have ever even thought about?
We are waiting for your explanation about recent SpaceX video upload!!
If you say Falcon 9 one too many times it starts to sound weird… try it out
While the Falcon 5 never flew SpaceX did bend metal on at least one. I was able to take a tour of the old factory and saw it sitting next to the first Dragon capsule which at the time consisted of just 3 bent metal tubes welded together.
I don’t really like Elon Musk, but I greatly admire his ambition
Scott can you make a video on Take Two and it’s shady dealings related with KSP 2?
this is so cool
Elon really respects the sunk cost fallacy
Am I crazy to think that there is a place for falcon 5 today?
I think the most interesting thing about the early Falcon Heavy plans was the propellant cross-feed. I understand that the plumbing became too much of a hassle but the performance gains would have been amazing.
maud dib
Nobody:
Elon: X Æ A-Xii
Gwyenne Shotwell neé Gurevich (Russian?). Falcon 1 flight control computer Intel 486 based?
I wonder if Elon ever considered a Falcon 2e version as a way to secure funding from Apple.
Although there is nothing much to say about them I don’t want anyone to forget Falcon X, Falcon X Heavy, and Falcon XX
falcon 5??
It is unfortunate that the air launch mounts require such different engineering.
22nd!
Amazing video tho, thanks for that interesting info.
Folcon?
17 seconds ago gang
Early 🤩
I thought the Falcon rocket only launched once when it saved the company..
The last manufacturer I worked at designed and prototyped 5 or 6 systems for every one that went into small production, and for every 3 that went into small production, only 1 was ever deployed.
So yeah, this is about par for the course.
Am i flying safe??
I don’t know, why do you ask?
BFR from composite materials also can be added to this.
Ah, yes. Gotta love YouTube when a video is just released, having 6 comments that cannot be seen, 17 likes and 3 views
Although not a booster, there was also the Red Dragon, the first SpaceX vehicle to Mars.
“Greater than the length of a football field”.
Ah, cute Americans with their dinky little fields.
Man this is basically the SpaceXLounge engineering division in 1 video
Wow 1.7 K views in 10 min . nice work 👍🏻
“Like” 1000!!!!!
Hi Scott…. hope you have a nice evening (it’s evening for me)
Next do a video on some of ULA’s abandoned designs.
I’m the 45
Has it never occurred to anyone else that, a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away – nobody had ever heard of a falcon? That name came about much, much later, in a very nearby galaxy.
Failure CVs are so super important in science
Can you please do a video of the British Aircraft Corporation TSR-2?
Great video! Do you have any plans for a video on the Russian programs? Like the history of the soyuz, N1, or buran?
I wanna live till the year 3000 to see the Millennium Falcon.
What about mars colonial transport system?
Scott, can you break down the new SpaceX fearing video.. lol
Reddit brought me here, and I’m glad it did.
Also the ITS
No mention of the Falcon X and Falcon XX? Even if only to say that those never existed beyond the single PowerPoint slide that circulated on the internet?
Your fly safe at the end was weird this time
Lovley, but i dont want to hear the word Falcon any time soon
I wonder how many times it was said in this video 
Anyone care to count? 
Scott you rock 
When Scott Manley tells you to fly safe, you better be flying safe xD
You forgot about the Russian ICBM! haha
Combination Award for coolest outro words and best haircut goes toooo Scott Manley ! Great show !
I was wondering if you’d give “Falcon XX” a mention – early (and I mean _very_ early) BFR concepts kept Merlin heritage engines, IIRC.
is this a re-upload?
@Scott Manley , Have you seen “Nexus Space” (essentially os-marsx dev group)
damn, super early!
What about fuel crossfeed on the Heavy? Is that still in the plan or no?
Can we delete the “news” and watch space flights?
Good insights. Now off to the drawing board to make those dreams a reality…
In only 3 hours there is already 219 comments. wait, make that 220 counting me
early SpaceX named their rockets like Apple does with their products. Lol
I thought he was saying faulcon. I guess i stay sober
I love that Scott pronounces it properly as “FALL-kun” and not “FAAL-kin”!
Take a half step to the left lol you have an antenna on your head! Great video, fly safe!
Wasn’t there an early Falcon that was going to have 3 engines in order to have engine out capability?
Good job, Scott! You managed to be unbiased or a jerk for the entire video!
What are you doing uploading at 5am Scott, get some sleep! 😜
Scott you’re the freaking best man, excellent work per usual! 👍🏻👍🏻
all great things come from humble beginnings.
Your theme music at the end reminds me of the music on the old early-1990s game “Lemmings”. haha
Back in the time when Elon underpromised and overdelivered.
Can You make a video about the detailed sequence of events of the Falcon 9 first stage from touchdown until its prepared for towing
Amazing that the Saturn V had 4x the cargo capacity of the Falcon Heavy. Those old timers sure could build a freaking rocket!
That’s the falkin’ one, right there!
ELON TUSK!!!!!!
wait this is a couple minutes ago?
Scott’s lighting/camera setups are as consistent as orbital trajectories in a three-body problem
I love seeing these cut or abandoned proposals/cut content
“none of these ever flew” Oh, they flew all right… Right out the window!
Space X get’s chit DONE.
Where can I stand to freak with peoples mind? I got it!
Iterate, fail fast, move on
Coming soon: Starship Nuclear with liquid core nuclear thermal rocket engine, like the old Liberty Ship concept. Bring it!
Last time I was this early, Scott was still just a KSP streamer!
i just noticed that pink lego space man. so cute.
and is it standing in front of a 3d printed SRB?
Well that’s old SpaceX. Now let’s get hype for the future with Nuclear Starship/ Superheavy. I’m convinced that Elon is eventually going to dig up the old Sea Dragon concept at some point.
1:50 Damn—I thought my idea for a Falcon 1 Heavy was original! Though in my concept the core stages were supposed to use the modern engines and be heavily-stretched with landing ability, much more advanced than even the Falcon 1e…
Air launched falcon? Amazing
Hello Scott
I wanted to ask if you could make a playlist of videos like going nuclear about star Evolution and different kinds of stars.
I am not sure if you already made some Videos about it. But going nuclear seems like a comprehensive guide.
Wosh you all the best thank you for making great videos 🙂
Sounds like apple products
I mean seriously, 1E, 9S5, Falcon 9 AIR?!
When you said “Falcon 9 Air”, I initially thought it was going to be a lighter, thinner, and less powerful variant (similar to the MacBook Air or iPad Air).
You forgot to mention the Falcon X, X Heavy, and XX.
Your ability to put out such detailed videos so frequently and effortlessly is amazing. I thoroughly appreciate your channel. Kudos.
Where did you find the early PR material? I could actually use that in my research.
Falcon 1e is announced.
“What the hell is an Aluminum Falcon!?”
Let’s go Starship heavy will have 3 starship boosters strapped together
1:45 Perhaps this is where Peter Beck got the idea for Electron Heavy…
RL-10 on a Falcon – now I’ve seen everything!
0:33 they must’ve forgotten to take down that tent before the launch lol
Challenge: One drink every time Scott says “Falcon”. See you tomorrow!
SpaceX: posts a video of fairing deployment.
Scott: posts
Me: holy **** that was fast…. Oh. Nevermind
“We need to name it after something great.”
“How about the most famous Star Wars ship?”
“Right. We now name it the royal Naboo cruiser.”
“…..Kyle, you’re fired.”