Next time an ASDS goes out to recover a block 5 booster, put the older boosters on board and push them overboard when out at sea before the recovery attempt.
Perhaps they could refly some of them for internal SpaceX missions like Red Dragon, Dragon-Lab, In-Flight Abort or Internet Constellation test sats.
For one thing, they are not boosters, they are F9 first stages. That said, they could be converted to be FH boosters.
Quote from: Darkseraph on 02/23/2017 11:00 pmPerhaps they could refly some of them for internal SpaceX missions like Red Dragon, Dragon-Lab, In-Flight Abort or Internet Constellation test sats.They will need a LOT of F9s for the internet constellation...
For one thing, they are not boosters, they are F9 first stages. ...
Quote from: RonM on 02/23/2017 11:50 pmFor one thing, they are not boosters, they are F9 first stages. ...Sorry, that claim won't fly. Not only does Elon Musk refer to the first stage as a booster, but so does ULA for both the Atlas V and the Delta IV.