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Re:Starlink Direct to Cell by nordsieck on Monday November 25, 2024 @10:45AM (#42237204)
> The risk of loss of payload actually goes DOWN with more launches, making costs cheaper the more a booster is reused.

I don't think that's true. All of the F9 failures[1] have been due to the 2nd stage. And that's new every time.

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1. CRS-7, AMOS-6, and Starlink 9-3

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Re:Starlink Direct to Cell by adastra22 on Tuesday November 26, 2024 @12:39AM (#42242876)
This furthers the point, does it not?
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