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December 8th 10, 03:05 PM posted to sci.space.shuttle
Alan Erskine[_3_]
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Falcon 9 - First stage to be recovered!
On 9/12/2010 1:34 AM, Jeff Findley wrote:
In igpond.com,
says...
http://www.spaceflightnow.com/falcon9/002/status.html
Weather permitting.
From what I've read, they're uging NASA's SRB recovery ships for this.
It really makes sense to recover the first stage. Even if it's not able
to be reused, it can be inspected. Post flight inspection could reveal
problems with the luanch vehicle which would otherwise go unnoticed.
Jeff
Absolutely; I couldn't agree more. I've read that SpaceX does intend to
re-use the first stage.
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