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		kragen on Feb 12, 2018 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: SpaceX's Falcon Heavy center booster lacked igniti... The current version of the rocket is called "block 5". Those two boosters weren't block 5 boosters. Presumably the reason to spend resources to get them to safe landing was to learn things that will be useful in future launches; for example, those two boosters had enough ignition fluid to land successfully this time, but the main first stage did not.

ceejayoz on Feb 12, 2018 | [–]

Precisely. "We can afford to lose these ones on a test flight."

meteor333 on Feb 12, 2018 | [–]

That make sense. In that case, wouldn't these boosters be useful in future Falcon Heavy launches? Why can't they be resued?

jaggederest on Feb 13, 2018 | [–]

At this point they're historic artifacts worthy of preservation. Retire them to a museum.

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