F9R First Flight Test (opens in new tab)

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15 pointswxm11y ago3 comments

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This is a reusable Falcon 9 not the Grasshopper. The Grasshopper program ended last year and used a smaller rocket (AFAIK).

wxmOP11y ago

dmayer11y ago

Ah, did not see that. It's confusing since the Falcon 9 Wikipedia page also has the Falcon 9 Reusable: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Falcon_9#Falcon_9-R

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dmayer11y ago

This is a reusable Falcon 9 not the Grasshopper. The Grasshopper program ended last year and used a smaller rocket (AFAIK).

wxmOP11y ago

dmayer11y ago

Ah, did not see that. It's confusing since the Falcon 9 Wikipedia page also has the Falcon 9 Reusable: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Falcon_9#Falcon_9-R

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