technocrit@lemmy.dbzer0.com to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 22 days agoFAA grounds SpaceX after rocket falls over in flames at landingapnews.comexternal-linkmessage-square18fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10cross-posted to: usa@lemmy.ml
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkFAA grounds SpaceX after rocket falls over in flames at landingapnews.comtechnocrit@lemmy.dbzer0.com to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 22 days agomessage-square18fedilinkcross-posted to: usa@lemmy.ml
minus-squarewabafee@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·21 days agoThat’s impressive, I do wonder if they have some estimated lifespan for each rocket or how many times it’s reusable. Unless they intend to just keep using it with minimal to no maintenance at all. Which I guess would eventually lead to this.
minus-squarelefty7283@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·21 days agoIirc the original goal was ‘at least 10’ but maybe up to 100 flights for a booster. No way to really know without flying them a lot
minus-squareSteve@startrek.websitelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·edit-221 days agoYea the previous goal was 10 flights, now the goal is send it until something breaks. Big advantage of having a built in customer (starlink)
That’s impressive, I do wonder if they have some estimated lifespan for each rocket or how many times it’s reusable. Unless they intend to just keep using it with minimal to no maintenance at all. Which I guess would eventually lead to this.
Iirc the original goal was ‘at least 10’ but maybe up to 100 flights for a booster. No way to really know without flying them a lot
Yea the previous goal was 10 flights, now the goal is send it until something breaks.
Big advantage of having a built in customer (starlink)