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[-] drdabbles@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

No one has said that they invented reusable launch systems.

That's a lie. Tons of people say this EXACT thing.

No one else has been able to reuse boosters with the frequency and reliability of the Falcon 9

Incorrect. Russia was reusing rockets back in the 1950s for atmospheric research. Stop doing Musk's marketing for him.

In fact no one has been able to produce any rocket whatsoever with a better reliability than the Falcon 9

Also a lie. I'm not even here saying Falcon is some unreliable POS. I simply pointed out that it wasn't the first reusable rocket, it's not the first commercial space company, and it's not the first vertically landing rocket. Now here you are coming up with all this other bullshit nobody's talking about. I wonder why someone would come to this thread and make up arguments to defend against if not to simp for Musk himself.

Sure the shuttle had reusable boosters but the turnaround time was significant because they landed in the sea using a parachute.

Please detail for the class what "significant" means and how long the process was. Keep in mind I have seen NASA's public documentation on the refurbishment. Also, again, SHUTTLE WAS COMPLETELY REUSABLE.

What capsule system are you refering to?

You've lost track of your own chain of thought, so I guess I'd say go back and re-read your comment. Then recall that before Shuttle existed, the US used a capsule system.

supposedly not that hard to clean.

Yet you had a problem with shuttle SRB being cleaned. Hmm. Interesting double standard there.

But do we have to thank them every single time someone bring up SpaceX?

I don't know, do people have to repeat the same SpaceX lies or jerk elon off every time someone mentions anything tangentially related to space? Seems so.

It’s not like those old systems are anywhere close to how SpaceX is operating nowadays anyways.

SpaceX is a literal fucking copy of several previous systems as described in the 1960s. I understand that space history starts in 2006 for most of you Musk fans, but wow.

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