The Falcon 9 first stage accounts for only 3/4th of the launch cost[1]. Given the $60M+ [2] total current launch cost, that still leaves $15M even if booster re

The Falcon 9 first stage accounts for only 3/4th of the launch cost[1]. Given the $60M+ [2] total current launch cost, that still leaves $15M even if booster reuse is free. SpaceX no longer has plans to develop second stage reusability for the Falcon[3]. [1] http://shitelonsays.com/transcript/spacex-press-conference-september-29-2013-2013-09-29 http://shitelonsays.com/transcript/spacex-press-conference-s... section "Question on the changes to the Falcon 9" [2] http://www.spacex.com/about/capabilities http://www.spacex.com/about/capabilities [3] http://space.stackexchange.com/questions/10391/how-does-spacex-plan-to-achieve-reusability-of-the-falcon-9-second-stage http://space.stackexchange.com/questions/10391/how-does-spac...