Airbus Proposes Reusable Core-Stage Launcher

After reinventing the Ariane launcher program to compete with the SpaceX Falcon 9, Airbus tackles rocket reusability plan to compete with recoverable Falcon 9 core stage. Which is better? Recovering an entire rocket stage for eventual reuse, or recovering only the rocket's propulsion and avionics...

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