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Re:SpaceX's Falcon Heavy center booster lacked ignition flui... by kragen on Monday February 12, 2018 @05:11PM (#16362807)
The current version of the rocket is called "block 5". Those two boosters weren't block 5 boosters. Presumably the reason to spend resources to get them to safe landing was to learn things that will be useful in future launches; for example, those two boosters had enough ignition fluid to land successfully this time, but the main first stage did not.
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Re:SpaceX's Falcon Heavy center booster lacked ignition flui... by ceejayoz on Monday February 12, 2018 @05:19PM (#16362886)
Precisely. "We can afford to lose these ones on a test flight."
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Re:SpaceX's Falcon Heavy center booster lacked ignition flui... by meteor333 on Monday February 12, 2018 @05:21PM (#16362894)
That make sense. In that case, wouldn't these boosters be useful in future Falcon Heavy launches? Why can't they be resued?
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Re:SpaceX's Falcon Heavy center booster lacked ignition flui... by jaggederest on Monday February 12, 2018 @07:45PM (#16363819)
At this point they're historic artifacts worthy of preservation. Retire them to a museum.
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