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Re:Boeing-SpaceX Team Split Space Taxi Award by rbanffy on Tuesday September 16, 2014 @06:49PM (#8327549)
> I really like the Dream Chaser; a 1/4th size STS that can be mounted on the tip of existing rockets is very tempting.

It's much heavier than a Dragon v2, meaning it carries less payload for the same launch cost, for more or less the same land-where-you-want capability. It's pretty, but pretty does not solve the problem.

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Re:Boeing-SpaceX Team Split Space Taxi Award by JulianMorrison on Wednesday September 17, 2014 @09:31AM (#8329818)
IIRC it does have the advantage of simplicity in use (if not in construction) over the Dragon: it lands without fuel and without needing refuelling. Re-use could amount to wiping it down and kicking the tires, then winching it up onto a new booster.
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