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Re:Concern in Europe that the Ariane 6 and Vega-C rockets wi... by JarlUlvi on Monday March 22, 2021 @03:28PM (#26545554)
It isn't just SpaceX.

Rocketlab's Electron has gone reusable also, they already have a private launch site, and, are now exploring a much larger rocket.

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Re:Concern in Europe that the Ariane 6 and Vega-C rockets wi... by nickik on Monday March 22, 2021 @05:01PM (#26546984)
Lets relax. RocketLab is a nice company, and I like them but they are playing in a different failed.

They have not 'gone reusable' they have slowly started to work on re-usability.

And a rocket that remotely competes in the area that this article address will not be done for years yet.

In practice, its only SpaceX. But its gone get worse from here for Europe. Starship by itself, and RocketLab and BO will both have reusable rockets before Europe. And RelativitySpace likely too.

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