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Originally Posted by unlurking
Love the fact that NASA has moved to supporting flight proven boosters. That was much quicker than I expected, especially for human flights.
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Yeah, same here. But at the same time, every booster they've had an issue with has been new, so they're clearly developing a pattern of success with "used" boosters.
The big question to me is what happens if they push it too far. The flight leader is up to 7 launches, and even Elon has noted that it's slightly riskier at this point. If a booster pops at launch #10, will people say "eh, that's to be expected at some point" or will they start to put more scrutiny on used boosters in general? Time will tell.