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ondono t1_j0mryz4 wrote

Reply to comment by -Darkmyth_ in SpaceX, Blue Origin Executives Tapped as US Space Council Advisers by Soupjoe5

> Can you explain how reusing rockets rather than just tossing them in an ocean is “just a marketing stunt”?

Simple, if refurbishing those boosters costs more than new boosters, recovering them is just a cool stunt.

EDIT: Don’t worry about the downvotes, I’m totally aware that being even remotely critical of Elon Musk gets you downvoted to hell on this sub.

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-Darkmyth_ t1_j0n3ojs wrote

But it doesn't cost more, so it's not a stunt.

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trollmylove t1_j0n060a wrote

We're talking about SpaceX not the shuttle ;)

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ondono t1_j0n0ten wrote

And yet we haven’t seen real evidence that they aren’t tripping on the same rock

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toodroot t1_j0n3ykv wrote

I see you're working your way down the usual list of talking points.

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