threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.worksM to Spaceflight@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 4 months agoChina Has Three Reusable Rockets Ready for Their Debut Flightswww.china-in-space.comexternal-linkmessage-square3linkfedilinkarrow-up17arrow-down12cross-posted to: space@mander.xyzspace@lemmy.mlhackernews@lemmy.bestiver.se
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minus-squarebecausechemistry@lemy.lollinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·4 months ago Reusable Let’s save that term for hardware that’s demonstrated reuse in operational flights. So far, I think it’s only Falcon 9, New Shepard, and Electron that have launched paying customers on a reused booster.
minus-squarethreelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.worksOPMlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·4 months agoFair point. And I don’t think Electron has demonstrated full booster reuse, only engine reuse. So it’s really only Falcon 9 and New Shepard.
Let’s save that term for hardware that’s demonstrated reuse in operational flights. So far, I think it’s only Falcon 9, New Shepard, and Electron that have launched paying customers on a reused booster.
Fair point. And I don’t think Electron has demonstrated full booster reuse, only engine reuse. So it’s really only Falcon 9 and New Shepard.