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Re:SpaceX successfully lands its sixth Falcon 9 rocket after... by cbeach on Sunday August 14, 2016 @05:56AM (#12285033)
Imagine the cost of the drone ship, the landing system and the logistics of recovery - I suspect that's the reason it's only a 30% reduction.
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Re:SpaceX successfully lands its sixth Falcon 9 rocket after... by davej on Sunday August 14, 2016 @07:27AM (#12285174)
Most of those are once-off costs though. They may be expensive but I doubt they're all that expensive relative to the cost of the rocket.
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