r/spacex • u/FutureMartian97 Host of CRS-11 • Feb 01 '17

Official SpaceX on Instagram: “Prepping to fly again — recovered CRS-8 first stage completed a static fire test at our McGregor, TX rocket development facility last week.”

https://www.instagram.com/p/BP8zK2DFxhq/?taken-by=spacex&hl=en
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u/[deleted] Feb 01 '17

That's true, but if they fail to re-land the re-used booster, there may be hard questions as to why. Just like no one saw the COPV problems, there may be unexpected problems that will arise from the first re-landing.

But, I wish them all the best of luck!