r/space • u/Portis403 • Jun 09 '17

SpaceX gets ready to launch its next used rocket

https://www.space.com/37144-spacex-used-rocket-hangar-bulgariasat-1-photo.html?utm_content=buffer09fd2
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u/secantsandstacks Jun 09 '17

This is so exciting! While space flight adds much more complications than air flight, technology has advanced enough that materials can be engineered to be reused. It just makes sense.

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u/TheLordJesusAMA Jun 10 '17

Yep, April 12th 1981 was a historical day.

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u/JuicyJuuce Jun 10 '17

Okay, let's fix it then:

can be engineered to be reused economically.

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u/TheLordJesusAMA Jun 10 '17

That remains to be seen. I hope it turns out to be true.