Apparently the rocket is now very sooty. Think about it: SpaceX is the only company launching rockets covered in soot from previous launches. Because they can.
Remarkable.
Remarkable.
Has anyone been able to even launch the same rocket twice ? Or does space X effectively hold a 19X advantage over them now ?
It's worth noting that the Falcon 9 only reuses the first stage and payload fairings, with the second stage expended. I believe SpaceX's Starship is the only fully reusable rocket in realistic development
In practice, SpaceX's approach of starting with an orbital rocket and adding reuse worked a lot better, given they started later.
This is something I forget about. Blue Origin in 2000, SpaceX in 2002 (according to WikiP). It really makes me think less of BO's "accomplishments".
New Glenn is so silly that no one else wanted to make one with so little capability and so much cost. It’s a toy, basically.
>Has anyone been able to even launch the same rocket twice?
DC-X did in the 90s, the first prototype launched 3 times., DC-X was canceled before they could actually make it to orbit.