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BurningFrog
8 months ago
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Starship Flight 5: Launch and booster catch [video...
Do we know how much more efficient/cheaper landing by booster catch is compared to landing on a platform?
malfist
8 months ago
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It's not just cheaper, it's preserving capacity. Every pound of landing gear you carry has to be offset with fuel to lift it, and then that fuel has to have fuel to lift it and on and on.
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