llamacoffee@lemmy.world to SpaceX@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 22 days agoSpaceX is superb at reusing boosters, but how about building upper stages?arstechnica.comexternal-linkmessage-square4fedilinkarrow-up119arrow-down10
arrow-up119arrow-down1external-linkSpaceX is superb at reusing boosters, but how about building upper stages?arstechnica.comllamacoffee@lemmy.world to SpaceX@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 22 days agomessage-square4fedilink
minus-squarePennomi@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·22 days agoAll depends on turnaround time and cost. It might be worth the payload hit if you can simply refuel the upper stage and go again the next week. But it’s a hard, hard problem - reentry is quite spicy for big vehicles like that.
All depends on turnaround time and cost. It might be worth the payload hit if you can simply refuel the upper stage and go again the next week. But it’s a hard, hard problem - reentry is quite spicy for big vehicles like that.