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Over on NSF, there's some momentum behind the notion that the upper stage engines have been moved so that it will land belly-first instead of tail-first, with the booster stage taking all or nearly all the way to orbit to compensate for the less-ideal orientation. I don't see any real supporting evidence from Elon or other SpaceX denizens so it may just be out of control speculation. There's also been talk about the nose becoming more blunt with an aerospike or something like it to compensate for the increased drag.