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B1062 is the serial number of a particular booster that SpaceX has in its fleet of boosters. So "the same physical thing", as in "we are flying the plane with t
by NortySpock 5y ago
B1062 is the serial number of a particular booster that SpaceX has in its fleet of boosters. So "the same physical thing", as in "we are flying the plane with this particular tail number"
- mabbo 5y agoYes, what you said. Sorry to the above, I should have been clearer. I'm so deep into the rocketry nerd-world I've fallen victim to this xkcd: https://xkcd.com/2501/ https://xkcd.com/2501/
- spywaregorilla 5y agoHaha no worries. Is it obvious that a rocket run 10 times is safer than a rocket run 2 times? To my uninformed mind I would think there's an obvious tradeoff in proven functionality vs. accumulated damage from launches.