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Russian space chief says new rocket will put Falcon 9 reuse to shame

There's just one catch...

https://arstechnica.com/space/2024/04/russian-space-chief-says-new-rocket-will-put-falcon-9-reuse-to-shame/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

AstroHawk ,
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@arstechnica I remember 20-25 years ago when NewSpace advocates encouraged reusable rockets, it would make people look crosseyed at you.

Now that SpaceX demonstrated it on orbital class rockets, everyone sees the point. Before SpaceX jumped in with enough money, it was proven on smaller rockets by DC-X, Armadillo, Masten Space and Unreasonable Rocket.

Bandersnatch ,
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@arstechnica Russians make a lot of false statements.

RealGene ,
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@arstechnica
They'll just steal/bribe for the code and designs, or Elon will give it to them in exchange for a Mars base to be named later.

makendo ,
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@arstechnica Betting for reusable rockets from China is a far safer bet than betting on Russia

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