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I'm pretty sure the plan is to put this one in a museum. Later variants are supposed to be easier and more reliable to re-fly.

• jacquesm 10y ago
  Something to think about: pretty soon there will be nothing strange about a rocket that has flown before. Contrast it with the feeling you have for a 737 that has done 2500 starts and landing prior to you going on board, it's a sign of confidence that it did that. Now it will be many many years before there will be boosters with numbers of take-offs and landings > 20 or so but at some point insurance premiums for unflown hardware will be higher than for hardware that has been flown before. Huge game changer this, also in the frequency of launches.
  • aaronblohowiak 10y ago
    "Flight tested" rockets is an interesting spin on this
    • mrkgnao 10y ago
      As is, on the other end of the spectrum, "lithobraking" :)
  • kevan 10y ago
    >737 that has done 2500 starts and landing You can probably add another zero there. 737 airframes don't even need a special inspection and maintenance program until they hit 60,000 takeoff/landing cycles. [1] [1] http://rgl.faa.gov/Regulatory_and_Guidance_Library/rgFAR.nsf/0/e119a57273aa9b58862573a800611058!OpenDocument http://rgl.faa.gov/Regulatory_and_Guidance_Library/rgFAR.nsf...