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The article you linked mentions that the rocket "crash" was a successful payload launch, it was the expended first stage that crashed. Without reusable rockets,
by Liftyee 1y ago
The article you linked mentions that the rocket "crash" was a successful payload launch, it was the expended first stage that crashed. Without reusable rockets, this is the alternative to dumping your first stage in the ocean. Whether this is a reasonable design feature is a different discussion.
- chrisco255 1y agoDid you watch the videos? They are launching these rockets over residential neighborhoods and one of them crashed near a home earlier this year. The first stage fell uncontrolled, into the ground, in a residential area. Still, they are iterating. That may be crazy and they may not care about things like blowing up neighborhoods, but they are iterating, and I am not so naive as to think that their capabilities will remain static.