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Reuse will actually make a big difference then. I can't wait for the relaunch of the one that landed before.

by donkeyd 11y ago

monitron 11y ago
Alas they said they're not going to relaunch that one. They're only studying it to identify issues and improve reusability on future launches.
- mikepurvis 11y ago
  Can't help thinking the first re-flown one might be a self-funded test flight. Then again, maybe there are customers lined up to be the payload on there.
  - blackguardx 11y ago
    I think they plan to use them to launch the new satellites they are coming out with until they are proven reliable.
  - tdy721 11y ago
    They do have a launch abort mission coming up. That seems like the prime candidate to me.
_vn5r 11y ago
"I think we’ll probably keep this one on the ground," he said, "just [because] it’s kind of unique, it’s the first one we’ve brought back." http://www.theverge.com/2015/12/21/10642028/spacex-falcon-9-landing-elon-musk-wont-fly http://www.theverge.com/2015/12/21/10642028/spacex-falcon-9-...
ncallaway 11y ago
As other commenters have mentioned, Elon has stated that they plan to keep the first one ever returned on the ground. Reflights won't happen until they land another rocket [1]. They have done a static test fire of the F9 core, where they run through about the first several seconds of a launch while holding down the rocket with large clamps. In that static test fire, everything was mostly nominal though they did mention fluctuations in one of the nine engines. Elon has stated that the fluctuations may have been due to a small amount of debris that entered the engine during the landing procedure. I share your sentiment, though! I absolutely cannot wait until they fly their first mission with a re-used core! [1] They have a launch of SES-9 on Feb 24. It's been stated that they may attempt to recover this rocket, though it sounds like if recovery is attempted it will be a fairly low-likelihood of success attempt.
- donkeyd 11y ago
  Thanks for the explanation, I guess I missed the statement from Elon.

Reuse will actually make a big difference then. I can't wait for the relaunch of the one that landed before.

by donkeyd 11y ago

Reuse will actually make a big difference then. I can't wait for the relaunch of the one that landed before.

Alas they said they're not going to relaunch that one. They're only studying it to identify issues and improve reusability on future launches.

mikepurvis 11y ago
Can't help thinking the first re-flown one might be a self-funded test flight. Then again, maybe there are customers lined up to be the payload on there.
- blackguardx 11y ago
  I think they plan to use them to launch the new satellites they are coming out with until they are proven reliable.
- tdy721 11y ago
  They do have a launch abort mission coming up. That seems like the prime candidate to me.

_vn5r 11y ago

"I think we’ll probably keep this one on the ground," he said, "just [because] it’s kind of unique, it’s the first one we’ve brought back." http://www.theverge.com/2015/12/21/10642028/spacex-falcon-9-landing-elon-musk-wont-fly http://www.theverge.com/2015/12/21/10642028/spacex-falcon-9-...

ncallaway 11y ago

As other commenters have mentioned, Elon has stated that they plan to keep the first one ever returned on the ground. Reflights won't happen until they land another rocket [1]. They have done a static test fire of the F9 core, where they run through about the first several seconds of a launch while holding down the rocket with large clamps. In that static test fire, everything was mostly nominal though they did mention fluctuations in one of the nine engines. Elon has stated that the fluctuations may have been due to a small amount of debris that entered the engine during the landing procedure. I share your sentiment, though! I absolutely cannot wait until they fly their first mission with a re-used core! [1] They have a launch of SES-9 on Feb 24. It's been stated that they may attempt to recover this rocket, though it sounds like if recovery is attempted it will be a fairly low-likelihood of success attempt.

donkeyd 11y ago
Thanks for the explanation, I guess I missed the statement from Elon.