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  • burble@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
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    3 months ago

    Putting SLS on the list couldn’t be any more out of touch. Most of these companies are building Falcon competitors while SpaceX is pushing to the next gen with Starship. Other than Stoke, none of them are trying full reuse.

    • threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.worksMEnglish
      4·
      3 months ago

      Other than Stoke, none of them are trying full reuse.

      Blue Origin are also investigating the feasibility of a reusable upper stage for New Glenn, at least for now. Jeff touched on this briefly in his recent interview with Tim Dodd (timestamp 46:15).