So, I fear I'm being trolled, but you didn't actually mention what in particular you find compelling as "new thought, new possibilities" would be equally as app

So, I fear I'm being trolled, but you didn't actually mention what in particular you find compelling as "new thought, new possibilities" would be equally as applicable to alot of science fiction. I would say evidence is needed for a compelling post accusing people of being being frauds. Having 'new thoughts' is insufficient to meet that bar for me, but apparently your mileage may vary. I would say landing an orbital class booster and re-using it are actual technological breakthroughs. I'm curious why the author asserts it isn't. But I'll let the Russians speak for me: > Instead of being dismissive, Komarov [edit: that is, Roscosmos CEO Igor Komarov] congratulated SpaceX and Elon Musk. "This is a very important step, we sincerely congratulate our colleague on this achievement," he told journalists. "The innovations SpaceX is making are forcing us to work on lowering the cost price and raising the product quality. The main thing is to ensure a competitive product," he added. Those innovations will include development of reusable boosters. "We are running pilot projects in the sphere of retrievable components," Komarov said. "Speaking of components, we have engines which can work a multiple number of times, for example Engine 191 and the engine for Angara (another Russian rocket). We will also be using the potential of retrievable rocket components." https://arstechnica.com/science/2017/04/after-spacex-launch-russia-now-says-it-is-interested-in-reusable-rockets/ https://arstechnica.com/science/2017/04/after-spacex-launch-... So, they are now doing it. My understanding is they believed it couldn't be done in an effective (both in reliability and cost) manner and never pursued it. And as far as whether they'll be able to do it too, I see no reason why not. But SpaceX has a first mover advantage now. And as far as Bulgaria not contradicting it, I also listed 6 other countries. I hope you would consider 7 launches worth of income to be a major source, I mean, if you're not just trolling...