01-16-2025, 08:06 PM
Rocket Lab also is looking at reuse, and any space launch company that plans to stay in the game an deliver over a ton to orbit will be looking at it or having their lunch eaten by the various larger rocket co's that have reusable main stages and can perform nearly endless ride shares.
There are also several Chinese companies looking to reuse rockets; but SpaceX is far ahead in the game.
I'm honestly surprised they don't try hard to recover the starships - I can't imagine China doesn't have submarines or salvage vessels in the expected landing areas to perform retrieval of the hardware to pick up engineering secrets.
There are also several Chinese companies looking to reuse rockets; but SpaceX is far ahead in the game.
I'm honestly surprised they don't try hard to recover the starships - I can't imagine China doesn't have submarines or salvage vessels in the expected landing areas to perform retrieval of the hardware to pick up engineering secrets.