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In Europe, ESA has been pretty open about trying to copy and play catch-up to SpaceX: > Q: Callisto looks very much like Grasshopper, the SpaceX Falcon 9 first
by carabiner 2y ago
In Europe, ESA has been pretty open about trying to copy and play catch-up to SpaceX:
> Q: Callisto looks very much like Grasshopper, the SpaceX Falcon 9 first stage reuse prototype.
> A: Callisto is Grasshopper. The Chinese are also building a similar prototype, I have no problem saying we didn’t invent anything.
https://satelliteobservation.net/2018/06/02/cnes-director-of-launchers-talks-reusable-rockets/ https://satelliteobservation.net/2018/06/02/cnes-director-of...