Re: Vision of the three Rs: Regular, Reliable and Reusable

simberg.interglobal@xxxxxxxxx (Rand Simberg) wrote:

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:The particular "welfare" proposed here would at least have the effect
:of reducing launch costs, which is something that both NASA and the
:DoD require, or at least would find highly useful.

Would it really? We don't know that with any certainty.

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