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In the context of rockets, what is important and salient here is reuse, and even if some motors are swapped out, they are still available for refurbishment, rat
by Isamu 2y ago
In the context of rockets, what is important and salient here is reuse, and even if some motors are swapped out, they are still available for refurbishment, rather than destroyed on reentry.
- jauntywundrkind 2y agoUnless they have to be written off cause they are wrecked? Tesla's kept this one close to the chest. We really don't seem to have much data at all on how the rocket engines are doing after re-entry. The rocket engine itself might well be it's own Ship of Theseus, requiring considerable replacement. We just don't know, it's just not clear.
- dylan604 2y agoWould launches be as cheap if they had to keep replacing the most complicated part of the ship? Could they hide the expense of replacing the engines with subsidized pricing like Uber?