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ULA employee "critiques" Starship architecture (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 4 days ago by threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works to c/spaceflightmemes@sh.itjust.works

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[–] threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works 4 points 3 days ago

I don't think the legacy launch industry expected Falcon 9 to succeed, and they were caught off guard. ULA have no plans for booster reuse, and Arianespace's timeline stretches into the 2030s.

There are some other companies developing reusable rockets. Blue Origin could launch New Glenn within in the next month, Rocket Lab are testing Neutron hardware, and there are a couple of reusable Chinese rockets in development as well.

Most of these are still only aiming for booster reuse. Stoke Space's Nova is the only other fully reusable rocket design which comes to mind.