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This is hilarious. 15 years ago, every company blew up their rockets after one launch. Apparently reusability is so common now, we expect the opposite. But als
by exabrial 2y ago
This is hilarious. 15 years ago, every company blew up their rockets after one launch. Apparently reusability is so common now, we expect the opposite.
But also, I don't think this is unexpected. It hasn't flown any real missions or delivered any commercial payloads. It look them quite awhile to reuse a Falcon9.
- kristianp 2y agoThis isn't a problem with reuse. Each starship tested is a new build at this stage.
- wmf 2y agoA failed launch isn't the same thing as a successful expendable launch.
- exabrial 2y agoI have no idea what I have -3 votes, but this is also fascinating. It's pretty common knowledge that Saturn 5 never was reused for instance... really just the Space Shuttle was the first "resuable" (term used loosely) spacecraft.
- cwillu 2y agoYeah, I'm not an Elon fan, the guy is incapable of comprehending that he's overextended his abilities, but that has little if anything to do with starship. The thing will blow up, until one day we notice that it hasn't in a while, and then there will be a useful heavy launch platform.