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SpaceX's Falcon 9 first stage has landed (again)

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Re: SpaceX's Falcon 9 first stage has landed (again)

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When will SpaceX actually reuse one of these landed stages? That's the whole point, right?

At the CRS-8 post-launch presser Musk said "sometime in June", though lately I've seen them describe it as "later this year". That sort of implies after June.

Is the plan to re-launch the booster during their normal launch schedule (i.e. carrying a client's satellite/material into space)? Or is the plan to simulate a launch and not add additional risk to the launch?

If it is the former, do they think they will be able to adequately calculate a risk percentage for the re-launch? I would assume that if a client is going to be the first test dummy for this process, that they will negotiate significant rate decreases based on the perceived additional risk and the cheaper cost associated with reusing the booster.

Re: SpaceX's Falcon 9 first stage has landed (again)

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Earlier quoted context omitted.

At the CRS-8 post-launch presser Musk said "sometime in June", though lately I've seen them describe it as "later this year". That sort of implies after June.

Is the plan to re-launch the booster during their normal launch schedule (i.e. carrying a client's satellite/material into space)? Or is the plan to simulate a launch and not add additional risk to the launch? If it is the former, do they think they will be able to adequately calculate a risk percentage for the re-launch? I would assume that if a client is going to be the first test dummy for this process, that they…

They could just simulate a client cargo by loading it up with various heavy objects. They can even be funny about what they load it up with. Imagine 2 tons of "Make America Great Again Hats", floating in orbit, wreaking havoc.
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