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As an Engineer I might be a little biased but I see this is a massive achievement. We are seeing a paradigm shift in space exploration with the rise of the inf
by larrydag 10y ago
As an Engineer I might be a little biased but I see this is a massive achievement. We are seeing a paradigm shift in space exploration with the rise of the influence of the private sector. Space exploration used to be the domain of government entities. That is gone now. I believe we are seeing a new age of exploration not seen since the 15th and 16th centuries of discovering the "new" world. These new space companies like SpaceX, Blue Origin, Virgin Galactic and others are challenging the norms and will only push each other to new achievements that we haven't dreamed of yet.
As you can tell count me excited.
- SFJulie 10y agoAs an idiot, is is less expensive than asking the NASA or the ESA, or any other providers? And well, can the "materials" really be recycled without loss of security/quality? Is the metal more expensive than the carburant/comburant?
- zardo 10y agoCompared to NASA, around a 10x cost reduction. That's before reusability. >And well, can the "materials" really be recycled without loss of security/quality? They aren't going to recycle rockets, they're going to refly them. They are aiming for around 100 flights per airframe. >Is the metal more expensive than the carburant/comburant? The cost of the metal isn't the major concern, it's the cost of shaping the metal into a working rocket. But yes, fuel costs are a couple hundred thousand, rockets are tens of millions.
- grey-area 10y agoYes, Yes, and Yes.