News for hackers. Stuff that matters.

A comment on SpaceX Successfully Soft-Landed Booster Rocket in the Atlantic. Parent comment

Re:SpaceX Successfully Soft-Landed Booster Rocket in the Atl... by BrandonMarc on Friday April 25, 2014 @02:21PM (#7648190)
... especially if, as he said, he can reduce his current launch costs by 30% by re-using rockets.
[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:SpaceX Successfully Soft-Landed Booster Rocket in the Atl... by syncsynchalt on Friday April 25, 2014 @05:01PM (#7649006)
It seems likely the the USAF would specify first-run rockets for the best chance of success, so the USAF would not see a cost reduction unless spacex were to re-purchase the recovered booster or similar (or offered a credit that equated to the same).
[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:SpaceX Successfully Soft-Landed Booster Rocket in the Atl... by Crito on Friday April 25, 2014 @05:16PM (#7649088)
The USAF buys a launch, not the rocket itself. The recovered stages belong to SpaceX.
[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:SpaceX Successfully Soft-Landed Booster Rocket in the Atl... by BrandonMarc on Friday April 25, 2014 @06:00PM (#7649281)
True, but then in that situation SpaceX would just not give the 30% cost reduction for the launch. The 30% figure he mentioned was after giving the "under $100M" price point.
[ Parent | on HN ]