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Nope, wrong. It took as much damage as any returning stage could be expected to, but is still reusable.

eganist 10y ago
> Nope, wrong. It took as much damage as any returning stage could be expected to, but is still reusable. Edited my comment with source tweet from Elon. https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/731984739012251648 https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/731984739012251648 It's very likely not going to fly again. Edit 2: per user mikeash, it's definitely flyable (i.e. I'm wrong), but it'll still be grounded to aid with testing efforts. Thanks for the kind correction, Mike! https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/734274360588926976 https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/734274360588926976
- mikeash 10y ago
  "Max damage" doesn't imply unflyable. A later tweet clarified that it's capable of flying again. They'd rather keep it for extensive testing, though, as an example of the most extreme conditions. It won't fly again, but not because it's too busted.
  - eganist 10y ago
    Edit: disregard per Mike's comment below. I would think if damage was within tolerances (even at the maximum of such), they'd be willing to relaunch. Implications from the tweet and subsequent conversations are that the damage exceeded thresholds to guarantee safe future flight, which is why they'd use it for testing on the ground. I'd still read his tweet as meaning it's "too busted" to fly, but I suppose it's up to each person's own interpretation. Your point is well received.
    - mikeash 10y ago
      No need look for implications, there was a clear statement that it's flyable: https://mobile.twitter.com/elonmusk/status/734274360588926976 https://mobile.twitter.com/elonmusk/status/73427436058892697... It's being recruited as the testing leader because it represents the extreme, not because it's grounded.
      - eganist 10y ago
        Nice catch; I went digging through his tweets and must've missed it. Thanks!
        mikeash 10y ago
        Some of this info can be hard to dig up, for sure. Of course, most companies are much tighter with their information, so I can't really complain!
- InclinedPlane 10y ago
  https://mobile.twitter.com/elonmusk/status/734274360588926976 https://mobile.twitter.com/elonmusk/status/73427436058892697... Check your sources. Max damage meant upper limit of the range of expected damage.
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  - eganist 10y ago
    Yup, user mikeash linked this soon after and clarified it for me, so I expressed my gratitude for his far more graceful and generally polite correction of the error in my comment. heh
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> Nope, wrong. It took as much damage as any returning stage could be expected to, but is still reusable. Edited my comment with source tweet from Elon. https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/731984739012251648 https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/731984739012251648 It's very likely not going to fly again. Edit 2: per user mikeash, it's definitely flyable (i.e. I'm wrong), but it'll still be grounded to aid with testing efforts. Thanks for the kind correction, Mike! https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/734274360588926976 https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/734274360588926976

mikeash 10y ago
"Max damage" doesn't imply unflyable. A later tweet clarified that it's capable of flying again. They'd rather keep it for extensive testing, though, as an example of the most extreme conditions. It won't fly again, but not because it's too busted.
- eganist 10y ago
  Edit: disregard per Mike's comment below. I would think if damage was within tolerances (even at the maximum of such), they'd be willing to relaunch. Implications from the tweet and subsequent conversations are that the damage exceeded thresholds to guarantee safe future flight, which is why they'd use it for testing on the ground. I'd still read his tweet as meaning it's "too busted" to fly, but I suppose it's up to each person's own interpretation. Your point is well received.
  - mikeash 10y ago
    No need look for implications, there was a clear statement that it's flyable: https://mobile.twitter.com/elonmusk/status/734274360588926976 https://mobile.twitter.com/elonmusk/status/73427436058892697... It's being recruited as the testing leader because it represents the extreme, not because it's grounded.
    - eganist 10y ago
      Nice catch; I went digging through his tweets and must've missed it. Thanks!
      - mikeash 10y ago
        Some of this info can be hard to dig up, for sure. Of course, most companies are much tighter with their information, so I can't really complain!
InclinedPlane 10y ago
https://mobile.twitter.com/elonmusk/status/734274360588926976 https://mobile.twitter.com/elonmusk/status/73427436058892697... Check your sources. Max damage meant upper limit of the range of expected damage.
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- eganist 10y ago
  Yup, user mikeash linked this soon after and clarified it for me, so I expressed my gratitude for his far more graceful and generally polite correction of the error in my comment. heh
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