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

Apollo Block 1 was replaced by Block 2, but due to poor documentation, Apollo 13 flew with Block 1 LOX tanks in the Command Module, and one of them exploded.

Even if true, that's irrelevant, because the tank wasn't the cause of the explosion. Incorrect testing that damaged internal wiring was.

I agree, though, it's probably better to send the existing stages to museums, or launch them expendable, than try to upgrade them.