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|    Snidely to All    |
|    Re: New booster reuse record set this mo    |
|    18 Mar 21 19:16:35    |
      From: snidely.too@gmail.com              JF Mezei explained :       > On 2021-03-17 09:08, Jeff Findley wrote:       >       >> Glad to see you finally agree with this.       >       > From the time they re-used once, I knew that they would beat costs from       > ULA. However, at time of first re-use, the fan club were claiing that       > Elon had proven each core could be re-used 10 times. This is what I was       > debating. I was also debating that we don't know the costs of turning       > around, and I am glad you agree this is still the case.       >       >> Actually there are several companies that have deployed, or plan to       >> deploy, LEO constellations. Competition is a good thing.       >       > If you have to deploy thousands of satellites, irrespective of costs,       > who can have launch frequency capability that SpaceX has?       >       > And if you consider costs, who can afford to launch a LEO constellation       > on "legacy" non reusable rockets?       >       > Unless Blue Origin gets into high launch frequency, SpaceX is the only       > kid in town doing it, and they are busy launching their own.              Blue Origin plans to lanuch THEIR own.              /dps              --       "Inviting people to laugh with you while you are laughing at yourself       is a good thing to do, You may be a fool but you're the fool in       charge." -- Carl Reiner              --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05        * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)    |
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