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> Heavier payloads (which are _very_ rare nowadays) Yes, but how much of that is because there isn't anything to launch them? When Falcon Heavy is up and runni
by rkangel 10y ago
> Heavier payloads (which are _very_ rare nowadays)
Yes, but how much of that is because there isn't anything to launch them? When Falcon Heavy is up and running, a commercially feasible option will exist for the first time. Maybe that'll change, and we'll start seeing things in space that weren't commercially feasible before.
- JshWright 10y agoIt's only commercially feasible if SpaceX is willing to sell that service. They are pretty firmly committed to the philosophy of reuse. They have to fly expendable now, because customers can just fly on Ariane/Atlas/etc if SpaceX said no. Once Falcon Heavy is flying, there won't be any competitors with the same payload capacity (until New Glenn, which is also planning first stage reuse, but is still very much a paper rocket at this point).