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I didn't realize that insurance premiums' costs had changed. Has it gotten to the point where customers prefer used Falcons 9 because they're proven, as opposed
by TMWNN 3y ago
I didn't realize that insurance premiums' costs had changed. Has it gotten to the point where customers prefer used Falcons 9 because they're proven, as opposed to new boosters? Or are there still customers that prefer new boosters?
- TeMPOraL 3y agoThat's a shock to me too. SpaceX dubbing reused boosters "flight-proven" started as tongue-in-cheek; I never considered it becoming true taken at face value.
- dotnet00 3y agoNASA officials have claimed to prefer flight proven boosters for most science missions (https://twitter.com/Dr_ThomasZ/status/1512459452938534916 https://twitter.com/Dr_ThomasZ/status/1512459452938534916)