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Booster 14 Completes Milestone Static Fire Ahead of Flight 9 - NASASpaceFlight.com (www.nasaspaceflight.com)
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[–] burble@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Booster reflight is so hype. Working through stage separation will be huge for the program. Pulling off a good soft splashdown would be phenomenal.

[–] threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Booster reflight is hype, though I wouldn't have expected that it would occur before an orbital Starship.

Have SpaceX stated whether they are planning a booster catch or a splashdown for Flight 9?

[–] burble@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 1 year ago

Agreed, I was surprised they were going for a booster reuse at this point. I guess it makes sense that they're better at the booster than the shop given Falcon heritage.

Ship catch, tower readiness aside, seems like a hell of a time to permit.