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WalterBrightyesterday at 10:01 PM2 repliesview on HN

Once Elon showed how to do it, and how cost-efficient it was, a rocket company that doesn't do it is not viable.


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sourcegrifttoday at 12:42 AM

It's the 4-minute mile except it's taking everyone else too long to copy it. Really shows how far ahead Musk is.

testing22321yesterday at 10:11 PM

Spacex first landed an orbital booster just over 10 years ago and have now landed 600 times.

The entire rest of the world combined has done it twice.

For a long time people would scoff when it was said they had a 10 year lead, and that others would catch up quickly. Proof meets pudding.

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