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There's a decent chance that they might not. They've been making more and more improvements to Falcon 9 in later blocks. In particular there's been an effort to
by MertsA 9y ago
There's a decent chance that they might not. They've been making more and more improvements to Falcon 9 in later blocks. In particular there's been an effort to improve reusability of the later designs. Currently SpaceX is having more and more used Falcon 9s piling up. Who knows for sure, but at the moment they have no shortage of reused rockets and it's preferable to them to start using the later designs.
- hallmark 9y agoIf they're faced with a low probability landing scenario, such as the fastest re-entry velocity to date, and they need to "test" their control algorithms, which first stage would they choose? A near end-of-life used booster or a late block booster from which they would hope to get another several good launches? - assuming all others characteristics support the current launch parameters. They're amazingly deliberate in how they mingle bleeding edge R&D and commercial activity. Something that fascinates me. And rockets.