Rocket Lab CEO Peter Beck has dramatically changed his tune on reusing rockets, a practice made increasingly popular by Elon Musk's SpaceX.
A few swallowed threads of blended hat later, Beck has dramatically changed his tune.
Traditionally, the rockets that launch satellites and spacecraft are expendable – meaning the booster, which is the largest and most expensive part of the rocket that gets it off the ground, is discarded after a launch. SpaceX pioneered reusing orbital-class rocket boosters, with Musk's company regularly landing its Falcon boosters after launches and reusing them up to 10 times each.
A composite image showing a Falcon 9 rocket booster lifting off and a few minutes later landing back near the launchpad.from SpaceX, which uses the engines to slow down during reentry and deploys wide legs to land on large pads. Rocket Lab guides the Electron booster back through the atmosphere and then deploys a parachute. The company plans to use a helicopter to snag the parachute above the ocean and carry the booster back to land.
Reusing orbital rockets is becoming increasingly practicable for companies in a variety of ways. SpaceX plans to
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