Questions tagged [reuse]
Questions regarding the reuse of parts or equipment.
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What's the point of Dream Chaser?
Dream Chaser, a reusable spaceplane launching atop an expendable booster at first, to me at least, seems stupid. There's all the additional development costs, payload penalties, and maintenance ...
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Could the Dream Chaser be launched to the ISS with a Falcon 9 rocket?
It seems to be the ultimate marriage of 2 reusable systems.
It pains me to watch people struggle with old-style parachute recovery capsules and disposable rockets.
The combination of the two would be ...
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What advantages will Rocket Lab's Neutron have over the Falcon 9?
With Neutron's debut coming up next year, are there any advantages of Rocket Labs design over SpaceX's Falcon 9 FT? The most obvious I can see are the attached fairings, but certainly with all the ...
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Unknown Kistler Spacecraft
I've just watched the Hazegrayart "Kistler reusable spacecraft - a spacex competitor", and I have... a few questions.
Like:
What was the spacecraft called?
How far did the project get?
Did ...
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What was the longest Rocketdyne F-1 full power test?
This number is relevant to the issue of F-1 reusability, as it determines how many flights are required before serious work needs to be done. That is because LOX/Kerosene engines have coking problems ...
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How much did it cost to turnaround Rocketdyne F-1 test articles?
Despite being intended for an expendable vehicle, the F-1 was tested and rated for the equivalent of more than ten reflights.
How much did it cost to turnaround the test articles between the firings?
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Could the Rocketdyne F-1 have been reused?
Assuming the engine is recovered on a platform at sea similar to SpaceX, could it be refurbished and reflown at a low cost? Would the coking, corrosion, and other problems be any worse than that in ...
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Does the viasat 3 that will be launching today have expendable side booster
The reuse of space system is the requirement of the future. Today A falcon heavy is launched for viasat-3. Is launch profile of the rocket fully expendable or partially expendable?
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Were Rocket Lab’s Electron rocket engines damaged on impact?
Were Rocket Lab’s Electron Mission 26 rocket engines damaged on impact?
The photo of the recovered Electron Rocket https://arstechnica.com/science/2022/05/rocket-lab-catches-a-1-ton-booster-falling-...
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Are Falcon Heavy fairings reused?
I heard a lot about SpaceX reusing the fairings from the Falcon 9. Do they/ are they planning to do the same for Falcon Heavy?
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How can you find out how many times a SpaceX fairing has been reused?
For the past few years, SpaceX has been reusing there fairings. While on some SpaceX webcasts they tell you, others they dont. Is there a way to find out how many times judging from how they appear? ...
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Why keep expending SpaceX boosters?
SpaceX has only (to my knowledge) landed one set of two Falcon Heavy boosters. All others were expended. SpaceX also said during the early days of the company that each Falcon 9 booster could fly up ...
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Why are only 2 out of the 3 boosters on Falcon Heavy reused?
In this picture it shows that the side boosters of the Falcon heavy will land. However, the middle booster is not going to land. Why is this the case?
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SpaceX reusable rocket - when was technology first available and cost effective?
Today, a SpaceX rocket launching can be 97% cheaper than a Russian Soyuz ride cost in the ’60s
What is earliest year such reusable rockets could have been constructed given technology availability or ...
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Does SLS reuse any actual shuttle flight hardware besides engines? [duplicate]
Will any SLS use flown (eg. SRB casings) or unflown (eg. ET tankage) hardware built for the shuttle program besides the engines (RIP)?
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