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Voting closed: 08/01/2016 10:24 pm
Is it me or did the tests stall out? I am not seeing reports of more beyond 3.
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Quote from: linxiaoyi on 08/01/2016 03:02 pmI got the right answer Can't know that yet, I explicitly included the possibility for them to take a break from the testing for whatever reason (restock on fuel, test another stage, etc.)Looks like they may be getting ready to take the stage down for now, but most here seem to think there will probably be more tests run.
Quote from: longdrivechampion102 on 08/02/2016 03:42 pmI thought they were to do at least ten tests beforehand.More on the number of test fires from Gwynne Shotwell:QuoteAs part of that work, SpaceX is test-firing one of the Falcon 9 stages it successfully landed, from the May launch of the JCSAT-14 satellite, at its McGregor, Texas, test site. That stage has already completed some full-duration static test firings. “We’re going to run as many tests on this stage as we can pull off,” she said. “Hopefully we’ll get more than four, and maybe eight to ten of these, before we go ahead and refly.” http://spacenews.com/spacex-offers-large-rockets-for-small-satellites/
I thought they were to do at least ten tests beforehand.
As part of that work, SpaceX is test-firing one of the Falcon 9 stages it successfully landed, from the May launch of the JCSAT-14 satellite, at its McGregor, Texas, test site. That stage has already completed some full-duration static test firings. “We’re going to run as many tests on this stage as we can pull off,” she said. “Hopefully we’ll get more than four, and maybe eight to ten of these, before we go ahead and refly.”