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Depends on how many times they can re-use a core. The upper limit comes from the fact that they are currently only reusing the first stage, and that the first
by Tuna-Fish 10y ago
Depends on how many times they can re-use a core.
The upper limit comes from the fact that they are currently only reusing the first stage, and that the first stage core is ~75% of the cost of a launch.
So, if they can use a core n times, they get a % discount:
2 38%
3 50%
4 56%
5 60%
10 68%
They are planning on additional future reuse, the next portion is probably recovering the fairings.
- apearson 10y agoDidn't they recover the fairings on today's launch?
- cletusw 10y agoThey did: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jC3LQFpuzqs&t=12m19s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jC3LQFpuzqs&t=12m19s http://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=42544.msg1661124#msg1661124 http://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=42544.msg16... This one probably isn't reusable since it landed in the water. Their next goal is to make a floating "bouncy castle" to land it on.
- TeMPOraL 10y ago> Their next goal is to make a floating "bouncy castle" to land it on. Can't wait to learn what name they'll pick for it.
- robotresearcher 10y agoI wonder if a thrice-used rocket will prove to be less reliable than a brand-new rocket due to fatigue, or more reliable than a brand-new rocket because it's proven itself to not be a lemon. This development is great. So much fun to watch.
- azernik 10y agoThere will probably be a bathtub curve, like with pretty much every complex system known to man.