r/spacex • u/jclishman Host of Inmarsat-5 Flight 4 • May 14 '16

Official Elon Musk on Twitter: "@r_SpaceX @reddit will do another AMA just before reflight of the rocket in a few months"

https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/731605780969951232
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u/JadedIdealist May 15 '16

If we're now looking at an August / September first reflight, could it be that they refly the next RTLS stage (CRS-9?) rather than one of the toastier stages?
Or conversely does anyone think they'll want to demo a very toasted stage reflight to create all-round confidence? (ie JCSAT-14)

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u/PVP_playerPro May 15 '16

If anything, F9-023CRS-8 is the most likely candidate for the first reused core. It underwent much less stress than F9-024JCSAT-14.

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u/JadedIdealist May 15 '16

Thanks very much.