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SpaceX Falcon 9 Launch and Landing - davidbrady - 12-22-2015 13:43

This is exciting stuff:






RE: SpaceX Falcon 9 Launch and Landing - davidbrady - 12-22-2015 21:35

Testing shows that the booster engines can be reused 40 times. The booster is the most expensive part of the launch vehicle accounting for roughly 70% of the entire cost. The cost savings are huge!


This is a good pictorial of stage one's return trip.