Elon Musk, such as he is, persists in his space re-usability folly.
Musk's Space X claims the they have now launched a rocket whose first stage was allegedly returned to earth during an earlier mission.
They are using their apparent "success" for propaganda purposes and also to fleece their lenders of more money, but there are things to consider first:
It apparently took Space X 11 months to just refurbish the allegedly pre-flown first stage and have the rocket ready. Which is probably longer than it takes to build a new rocket from scratch.
It is also probably as expensive if not actually more expensive than producing a brand-new first stage.
If Space X continues to spend years to refurbish their "pre-flown" rockets, their launches will be few and far between, that is, when they don't end in a fire ball like very recently.
Also, they have yet to send a manned vehicle into space. Not to mention returning one. And not to mention, alive.
Well, anyway, my reading is this whole Space X detour will end badly.
And finally every claim Musk makes is a big lie, and the bigger the lie the more believable.
And finally every claim Musk makes is a big lie, and the bigger the lie the more believable.
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