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The first stage goes through at least one full mission duration burn and another ignition before finally launching. So they don't need to be reassembled complet
by JshWright 11y ago
The first stage goes through at least one full mission duration burn and another ignition before finally launching. So they don't need to be reassembled completely between each firing. I assume they have been repeatedly firing engines for a while now to see how many relights they can get.