The effects of this on the launch industry can not be overstated. This really is a game changer. Cutting the cost of launches by nearly 50%. The funny thing is the big players (or former big players before Space X) Arianespace and Boeing, had both researched this in the 80’s and 90’s and declared it to be “impossible”. Of course a cynic might argue there was no financial incentive for them to reduce launch costs. A few weeks ago Arianespace quietly announced they to were moving to a reusable platform (but being a decade behind Space-X they have a long way to go).
This really is a game changer. Cutting the cost of launches by nearly 50%.
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SpaceX already dominates the commercial launch industry. But when it comes to government launches SpaceX makes less because they can do it for less, but Boeing makes more because the need more and they ask for more. Boeing gets away with it since the government wants at least two launchers.