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Even if a booster can only be reused 2-5 times, it's still a dramatic improvement over throwing it away after a single flight and will still have a measurable i
by kitsunesoba 10y ago
Even if a booster can only be reused 2-5 times, it's still a dramatic improvement over throwing it away after a single flight and will still have a measurable impact on launch prices. There's also savings to be had by putting all expendable flights on boosters that only have one or two launches left in them.
- gozur88 10y agoI agree, of course. But the comparison was to commercial air travel.
- XorNot 10y agoSeriously. Going from 1 to 2 uses is a massive improvement.
- TheSpiceIsLife 10y agoAnd being able to decommission, dismantle, inspect, recycle, and safely dispose, rather than throwing them in the ocean.
- TorKlingberg 10y agoI think if they can only get two flights out of a launcher, it will not make economic sense to reuse them. But I think SpaceX will do much better than that.