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>Will continue to splashdown in ocean until we have really clean boosters and good data on entry dynamic.
>Would love to refly a vehicle next year, but the data and condition of stage.
the road ahead

>Absolutely intention to refly components from this stage once re-qualified for flight.
Shuttle SRB-style reuse

>Heat shield did better than thought given it wasn't designed for this. But things in powerpack are pretty roasty -- which was expected. Next big piece of work is on that heat shield to carry the loads... which they now know.
>Engines will likely NOT be reused from this mission. "Unfair to the engines given the ride they had to ask them to go again."
There's our engine update, basically confirming that they're not looking too good right now.

>Enjoying the freedom of the LC-1 New Zealand range. Getting the right windows etc is easier there for recovery ship position. Once we get it all down pat, we'll expand recovery ops to Wallops. Have a good helicopter pilot there ready to go.
Being reliant on individual pilots is a weird contrast to SpaceX-style reuse.