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   Snidely to All   
   Re: Reusable rockets   
   27 Sep 21 01:05:00   
   
   From: snidely.too@gmail.com   
      
   Alain Fournier presented the following explanation :   
   > It has been a few years now since SpaceX has started reusing the first stages   
   > of their Falcon 9 rockets. I would have expected that by this time everyone   
   > would have recognised that this is the way to go. I know that Blue Origin is   
   > also going for reusable. But I haven't heard much about the others developing   
   > reusability. Maybe it's only because I missed some announcements. So have any   
   > of you heard about United Launch Alliance, Arianespace, the Russians, the   
   > Chinese or others developing reusable rockets or at least first stages?   
   >   
      
   ULA has mentioned parachuting Vulcan engines home.   
      
   The Chinese have emitted drawings that look like Starship, but I   
   haven't followed that enough to know if they are planning to land them.   
      
   The Russians probably have reusable sketches.   
      
   I the small sat world, Electron has been practicing chuting home but   
   the helicopters aren't trying to catch it yet.   
      
   /dps   
      
      
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