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As nobody has done it before I believe they are going to spend as much or probably more in refurbishing the old stage than building from scratch. As an enginee
by pipio21 10y ago
As nobody has done it before I believe they are going to spend as much or probably more in refurbishing the old stage than building from scratch.
As an engineer you get a lot of know how just doing something. The first time I used a CAD program professionally it took me like 10 times more effort and time than what it takes me now. Now is second nature.
Nobody knows what it takes to relaunch a rocket. The exciting news is that they will discover it. In the end it will be way cheaper.
- Gravityloss 10y agoSpace shuttle engines have flown all the way to orbit multiple times. However the technology was a bit different. Also see x-17 and dc-x which did multiple rocket powered flights, or all the way back to Me-163 Komet.
- grkvlt 10y ago> Nobody knows what it takes to relaunch a rocket Well, apart from Blue Origin, I guess. They've done four sub-orbital missions now, with their production hardware. I know there are differences, but it's a similar problem-space, so they are an existence proof that it's possible.