<p>Gwynne Shotwell, President of SpaceX, spoke at two events and dropped some tidbits <a href="http://spacenews.com/shotwell-says-spacex-homing-in-on-cause-of-falcon-9-pad-explosion/">about the Falcon 9 investigation</a>, future versions of the vehicle, and <a href="http://spacenews.com/spacexs-shotwell-on-falcon-9-inquiry-discounts-for-reused-rockets-and-silicon-valleys-test-and-fail-ethos/">what kind of discount they would offer</a> for “flight-proven” stages. I break down the new info, and <a href="https://mainenginecutoff.com/blog/2016/10/spacex-discount">discuss their reusability discount</a>.</p>
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<li><a href="http://spacenews.com/spacexs-shotwell-on-falcon-9-inquiry-discounts-for-reused-rockets-and-silicon-valleys-test-and-fail-ethos/">SpaceX's Shotwell on Falcon 9 inquiry, discounts for reused rockets and Silicon Valley's test-and-fail ethos - SpaceNews.com</a></li>
<li><a href="http://spacenews.com/shotwell-says-spacex-homing-in-on-cause-of-falcon-9-pad-explosion/">Shotwell says SpaceX “homing in” on cause of Falcon 9 pad explosion - SpaceNews.com</a></li>
<li><a href="https://mainenginecutoff.com/blog/2016/10/spacex-discount">The SpaceX Discount</a></li>
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T+26: OA-5, Antares, and Orbital ATK’s Road Ahead

MECO is opinion and analysis of spaceflight, exploration, policy, and strategy, by Anthony Colangelo.