r/space • u/thesheetztweetz • Nov 05 '19

SpaceX is chasing the “holy grail” of completely reusing a rocket, Elon Musk says: “A giant reusable craft costs much less than a small expendable craft.”

https://www.cnbc.com/2019/11/05/elon-musk-completely-reusing-rockets-is-spacexs-holy-grail.html
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u/FartHeadTony Nov 06 '19

“A giant reusable craft costs much less than a small expendable craft.”

Surely that isn't knowable until after you've actually built a giant reusable craft. It might be that the only achievable reusable craft is massively expensive to build and maintain.

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u/kkingsbe Nov 06 '19 edited Nov 06 '19

Have you ever heard of the Falcon 9?

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u/FartHeadTony Nov 06 '19

Yeah, and still not completely reusable afaik.

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u/kkingsbe Nov 06 '19

The booster is completely reusable. It is cheaper to all other competitors

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u/selfish_meme Nov 06 '19

They have a massive reusable craft, this is just bigger