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		Manabu-eo on Feb 11, 2025 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Undergraduate shows that searches within hash tabl... He is talking about Falcon 1, not CCDev. There was no close call at CCDev, nor any grant money for Falcon 1.

necovek on Feb 12, 2025 [–]

Thanks for the correction/clarification.

Still, I would be surprised if SpaceX did not greatly benefit from knowledge gained in Falcon 1 development when building their Falcon 9 rocket and then optimizing it for reusability — they started development of Falcon 9 while Falcon 1 was still operating.

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