The shift from "SpaceShipThree" to "SpaceShip III" is a bit odd. And they describe it as having a "modular design" and talk about it improving flight...
That's the best case. You can't get a lower impact velocity than you get by starting out at a relative halt, and anything falling in from solar orbit...
They've never publicly released anything more than the name and general idea of a larger successor. I don't see how they could be "not serious" about...
They started a clock when they started stacking the SRB segments, since they're only rated to remain stacked for a year. A delay means either waiving...
Those earthquakes are huge, but not large enough to explain the change in earth's rotation. But, the rotation has changed a lot, that's the activity...
As I said, rarely. One example is the throttle valves for the Merlin 1D, they added dithering (intentional variation in position) to address stiction...