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		SoftTalker 8 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Honda conducts successful launch and landing of ex... What is the point of making a recoverable rocket if not to reuse it (or at least reuse substantial components)?

numpad0 8 months ago [–]

Exactly why the rest of the world isn't jumping into it. $THEY are still skeptical of airplane style rapid reuse, so much so that vehicles with zero reusability like Mitsubishi H3 are still being designed from clean sheet.

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