F9R First Flight Test

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	F9R First Flight Test (youtube.com)
	15 points by wxm 4445 days ago

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This is a reusable Falcon 9 not the Grasshopper. The Grasshopper program ended last year and used a smaller rocket (AFAIK).

Ah, did not see that. It's confusing since the Falcon 9 Wikipedia page also has the Falcon 9 Reusable: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Falcon_9#Falcon_9-R