2 ms·
They have stated that their very first reused booster cost less than half as much money to refurbish than it cost to build a new one. That was quite a while ag
by mikeash 8y ago
They have stated that their very first reused booster cost less than half as much money to refurbish than it cost to build a new one.
That was quite a while ago, with a much less advanced reusable design. The current version of the Falcon 9 incorporates lessons learned from tearing down and reflying the earlier units, so should be much cheaper. Even if you think there are no possible improvements, it can’t possibly get worse than a 50% savings.
Unless you’re proposing that they’re lying out their asses?