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Re:SpaceX Successfully Soft-Landed Booster Rocket in the Atl... by mikeash on Friday April 25, 2014 @02:55PM (#7648399)
Do you happen to know just what is involved there? I'm not too familiar with this stuff, and I'm curious.
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Re:SpaceX Successfully Soft-Landed Booster Rocket in the Atl... by arjunnarayan on Friday April 25, 2014 @04:14PM (#7648791)
Elon Musk explains it in this answer to Senator Shelby. The whole committe hearing is interesting, but your specific question is answered at 53:02 in the video, which I link here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O_azyt1JhI0#t=3182

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Re:SpaceX Successfully Soft-Landed Booster Rocket in the Atl... by kindredlight on Friday April 25, 2014 @03:07PM (#7648463)
It's poorly-defined, but includes a wide array of reviews, audits, inspections, etc.

See PDF page 17 of http://www.gao.gov/assets/520/511460.pdf

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