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If the whole first stage reuse thing pans out they could be looking at 1) faster average turnarounds as the reuse customers require less time to service and 2)
by arijun 10y ago
If the whole first stage reuse thing pans out they could be looking at 1) faster average turnarounds as the reuse customers require less time to service and 2) more reusable hardware than customers willing to fly on certified pre-owned rockets.
- lmm 10y agoIf everything goes as planned they will be immensely successful, sure. But when have they ever accomplished any of their plans on schedule? Clients are starting to get tired of SpaceX's wildly overoptimistic forecasting - see AsiaSat switching providers, and that was before the recent failure. A slow estimate you can deliver is better than a fast estimate you can't.
- Animats 10y agoYes. Here's Space-X's launch manifest.[1] They used to put dates on future launches, but that got to be too embarrassing. Then they just listed them in order of projected launch. Now they're alphabetical. About half of those could be launched now if Space-X was ready. Some, like ISS resupply missions, are supposed to happen periodically. Most of the satellite launches are waiting on Space-X, not the payload. Space-X already lost Inmarsat, which will use ArianeSpace instead. [1] http://www.spacex.com/missions http://www.spacex.com/missions
- greglindahl 10y agoYou're overstating the Inmarsat situation: Inmarsat moved one satellite to ArianeSpace: http://spacenews.com/inmarsat-shifts-satellite-from-spacex-to-arianespace/ http://spacenews.com/inmarsat-shifts-satellite-from-spacex-t... Inmarsat still has 2 launches on the SpaceX manifest. Money quote: "Inmarsat is looking forward to continuing to work with SpaceX going forward," the company said in its statement.