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comment by briandmyers

I believe I read that that version of the Falcon-9 was being retired anyway, and this was to be its last flight in any case. Don't quote me on that, though.





user-inactivated  ·  3016 days ago  ·  link  ·  

This was the last of the older version of the Falcon 9. This version did not superchill the propellent, had less thrust and the older avionics. One of the reasons that this flight cost NOAA less is that they got the older rocket.