Re:A SpaceX booster now trails only 4 space shuttles in flig...
by rbanffy on Tuesday May 11, 2021 @06:51PM
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> makes single use rockets harder to do design iteration on than ones meant to last for years.
This is why they do so many tests on components, then subsystems, then on real flight hardware for a very long time before they attempt to fly: because once it leaves the pad, they'll never see it again.
This is why they do so many tests on components, then subsystems, then on real flight hardware for a very long time before they attempt to fly: because once it leaves the pad, they'll never see it again.