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It would be cool if this was how SpaceX decommissioned Falcon 9 boosters from now on. Testing different failure modes and making crew flight safer. Random tests of stuff like engines exploding and maybe an induced COPV failure mid flight. Especially since they don't plan on re-using Crew Dragon Capsules.

Then again I don't blame them for not wanting to spend the $50-100M each on additional tests. But if I were NASA I would commission them since they are so cheap.



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