SpaceX Evolving Falcon 9 Stage Into 'MiniBFS' For Testing

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Comments by Elon Musk on Twitter tell us that SpaceX will be turning the Upper stage of Falcon 9 into something closer to the upper stage of the BFR to test key technologies:
https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1060253333116473344

Details are of course vague at this time, but after thinking about it I think I have a good idea of what to expect based on what's been revealed, what we know and when this is supposed to fly.



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