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Well, that's the usual result when a private company announces the construction of a never before tested or used landing system. But it does make for a very pretty video.

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Royce wonders how big a woody this gave Jerry Pournelle.

Date: 2011-09-30 07:47 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] selenite.livejournal.com
After 4 successful launches (plus a successful return) I'm going to assume they can do the basic math. From my own time at an RLV company it'll come down to "Worth it if we can get X flights." The engineers will have calculated X (pure guess: 50+) and the CEO has to decide if he can get enough customers to justify the up-front investment.

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