In 2011 SpaceX began a formal and funded development program—the SpaceX reusable launch system development program—with the objective of designing reusable first and second stages utilizing propulsive return of the stages to the launch pad.
The Falcon 9-R, a reusable variant of the Falcon 9 family, is being developed using systems and software technology being developed as part of the SpaceX reusable launch system development program by SpaceX to facilitate rapid reusability of both the first and second stages.
Following the successful December 3 launch of Falcon 9 Flight 7 with the SES-8 payload, CEO Musk stated that depending on the data analysis from the SES-8 mission, SpaceX may try to recover the spent booster of the Thaicom 6 flight from the ocean.
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