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The April 2013 draft [[Environmental impact statement|Environmental Impact Statement]] for the proposed [[SpaceX private launch site|SpaceX private launch facility]] in south [[Texas]] includes specific accommodations for [[VTVL|return]] of the Falcon 9 first-stage boosters to the launch site.<ref name=faa201304v1>
{{cite report |last=Nield|first=George C. |title=Draft Environmental Impact Statement: SpaceX Texas Launch Site |volume=1 |year=2014 |month=April |url=http://1.usa.gov/YtxBzo |publisher=Federal Aviation Administration, Office of Commercial Space Transportation }}</ref>
Elon Musk first publically referred to the reusable Falcon 9 as the "[[Falcon 9-R]]" in April 2013.<ref name=musk20130428/>
==Technologies==
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Several new technologies will need to be developed and tested to facilitate successful launch of the SpaceX reusable rocket launching system, including:
* restartable [[ignition system]] for the first-stage booster<ref name=musk20130428>[https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/328386732934430720/photo/1 First test of the
* [[throttleable rocket engine]] technology
* lightweight, deployable [[landing gear]] for the booster stage<ref name=satspot20110926/>
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