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Scott Manley with some perspective
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And yet no one approaches the reusability SpaceX has already demonstrated with existing rockets - something like 35 launches/landings with a single rocket.
The record is up to 36!
I could see the Starship story playing out like the ramp up to Falcon 9 first stage reuse, where they start with a few launches per booster with significant refurb time, then keep making block upgrades to speed it up and extend the lifespan.
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36! = 3.72 × 10^41^
I'm talking about rapid reusability of both stages. With Falcon 9, only the booster gets reused.
I'm still stuck wondering how cheap a Raptor is and how low they could get the cost of a disposable Starship upper stage without wings or a heat shield