Airbus Proposes Reusable Core-Stage Engine Concept, Upper-Stage Tug
Credit: Airbus Defense and Space Concept
Which is better: Recovering an entire rocket stage for eventual reuse, or recovering only the rocket’s propulsion and avionics systems, which account for 70-80% of the stage’s costs? The answer, in essence, marks the distinction between what Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) is attempting to...
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