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robotical712 t1_jcz958i wrote

Reply to comment by tanrgith in The SpaceX steamroller has shifted into a higher gear this year by returnofjuju

What's really crazy is the traditional launch heavyweights (ULA and Arianespace) are still acting like their competition are expendable Falcon 9s.

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GatMn t1_jd0365x wrote

What do you mean? Their competition is the falcon 9

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paulhockey5 t1_jd073kd wrote

They couldn’t keep up when SpaceX was expending the boosters, now that they’re reusing the boosters 15+ times each there is no chance.

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seanflyon t1_jd03xf8 wrote

Their current competition is reusable Falcon 9 and the competition for their in-development rockets is Starship.

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