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Exactly. The author of the comment you're replying to doesn't seem to be familiar at all with the commercial launch industry, which, even putting SpaceX aside,
by jessriedel 6y ago
Exactly. The author of the comment you're replying to doesn't seem to be familiar at all with the commercial launch industry, which, even putting SpaceX aside, has more innovation and competition than ever before.
- wlesieutre 6y agoGroups working on reusable rockets: Blue Origin (New Glenn), Rocketlab (Electron), China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology (Long March 8), Shanghai Academy of Spaceflight Technology (Long March 6), Landscape (Zhuque-2), iSpace (Hyperbola-2), Roscosmos (Amur), ArianeGroup (Themis), United Launch Alliance (Vulcan Centaur, reusable engines only), Indian Space Research Organisation (RLV, aiming for two stages and a winged shuttle) I might still be missing a few. SpaceX has a head start but absolutely everyone else is looking at them and thinking "If we don't catch up to that, SpaceX is going to eat this market."