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		JshWright on April 23, 2013 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: SpaceX Grasshopper Flies High Not to mention that the giant flying fuel tank (er... 'rocket') is _substantially_ lighter now that you've burned most of the fuel off.

InclinedPlane on April 23, 2013 [–]

And separated from the 2nd stage and the payload, of course.

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