Re:A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket has exploded at Cape Canaveral
by dandelany on Thursday September 01, 2016 @12:41PM
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My understanding is that it is up to the customer whether they want to integrate the payload before or after the hot fire test. Integrating before means higher chance of an incident like this, while integrating after means significantly longer turnaround between the hot fire and launch.
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Re:A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket has exploded at Cape Canaveral
by nateberkopec on Friday September 02, 2016 @11:00AM
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Thanks, that's the answer I was looking for. Other commenters seemed to think I was asking why they test at all!