threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.worksM to Spaceflight@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 17 days agoChina Has Three Reusable Rockets Ready for Their Debut Flightswww.china-in-space.comexternal-linkmessage-square2linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10cross-posted to: space@mander.xyzspace@lemmy.ml
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minus-squarebecausechemistry@lemy.lollinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·edit-216 days 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-up0·edit-216 days 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.