technocrit@lemmy.dbzer0.com to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 21 days agoFAA grounds SpaceX after rocket falls over in flames at landingapnews.comexternal-linkmessage-square16fedilinkarrow-up113arrow-down13
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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-squareSteve@startrek.websitelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·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.
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)