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Indeed. As long as Elon is around SpaceX is always going to have the differentiator of Elon being able to successfully push his employees larder and longer than anyone else (because they will be dismissed if they don’t…). His employees aren’t collectively any smarter or more efficient than anyone else but--again as long as Elon is around--they will ALWAYS have a pretty sizable advantage when it comes to the long term rate of work output.
The tech side differentiator may erode over time as the big race for new launchers shakes out winners and losers, as will the general approach to risk (= reframing away from legacy space into something more agressive), but its hard to imagine anyone ever surpassing SpaceX in those areas either.
29th Starlink news but mostly about rapid reuse and its effects. Just wait until SpaceX gets Starship/Super Heavy up and running.
This one traveled across the country on a flat bed. That might be a trigger for a static fire.
Eric Berger on the incredible launch cadence and the fact this was the 100th successful launch.
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Falcon 9 completes its 100th successful flight in a row [Updated]
The company has rarely used such a "young" rocket for a Starlink mission.
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Upcoming SpaceX mission a reusability milestone for national security launch
Upcoming SpaceX mission a reusability milestone for national security launch
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Reusing FH boosters:
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SpaceX to fly reused Falcon Heavy boosters on NASA Europa Clipper launch
Years before the space agency’s flagship Europa Clipper mission is scheduled to lift off, NASA and SpaceX are already determining the specifics of the launch – including which Falcon Heavy boosters will support it. On July 23rd, 2021, after years of rumors, NASA officially announced that it no...
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It's been a while for this thread but here's an article about the new thoughts on reused boosters:
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92 re-flown boosters to date out of 144 launched boosters. Which is 64% of all boosters launched have already been launched before.
NASA shifts Earth science mission to previously flown Falcon 9
NASA’s embrace of reused rockets continued with an agreement this month to switch the upcoming launch of an Earth science satellite to a reused Falcon 9.
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I've now changed my opinion slightly; now I PREFER re-used boosters (from the article).It's been a while for this thread but here's an article about the new thoughts on reused boosters:
92 re-flown boosters to date out of 144 launched boosters. Which is 64% of all boosters launched have already been launched before.NASA shifts Earth science mission to previously flown Falcon 9
NASA’s embrace of reused rockets continued with an agreement this month to switch the upcoming launch of an Earth science satellite to a reused Falcon 9.
First time I've seen that idea in print and associated with somebody from NASA. As if that is a slight change in
"Flight proven"!I've now changed my opinion slightly; now I PREFER re-used boosters (from the article).
First time I've seen that idea in print and associated with somebody from NASA. As if that is a slight change in
And with the NROL mission that just launched from Vandenburg this morning, even the super secret military intelligence spooks have now accepted that a flight proven booster is just fine.I've now changed my opinion slightly; now I PREFER re-used boosters (from the article).
First time I've seen that idea in print and associated with somebody from NASA. As if that is a slight change in
I once suggested an edit on Wiki for "flight proven" vs "reused" on SpaceX and was shot down ( yes, pun ) by the community...
That's lame of them. Maybe they should read the Falcon 9 Users Guide where that term is officially used...
adiggs
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Maybe its time to try again @EVCollies , maybe also with the link to the official term. With the passage of time, who knows, maybe the update will go through this time.
Eric Berger: After flying 150th Falcon 9, SpaceX continues to make efficiency gains
This article was published April 29th and obviously since then there was another F9 mission.
Lots of info about the latest in their reuse program later on down this article: SpaceX launches Starlink 4-15 mission, expands booster fleet - NASASpaceFlight.com
mspohr
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A historic Falcon 9 made a little more history Friday night
SpaceX didn't stop at 10 or 15 flights per booster and probably won't stop at 20.
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