Re:Elon Musk unveils first tourist for SpaceX 'Moon loop'
by sjwright on Tuesday September 18, 2018 @05:43AM
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Yes, what the DC-X did was a parlor trick.
Vertical landing a post-orbit rocket onto a floating barge is not a parlor trick. The DC-X never did that. And vertical landing for real commercial orbital flights—then reusing those rockets for more real commercial orbital flights—is orders of magnitude more impressive again.
Vertical landing a post-orbit rocket onto a floating barge is not a parlor trick. The DC-X never did that. And vertical landing for real commercial orbital flights—then reusing those rockets for more real commercial orbital flights—is orders of magnitude more impressive again.