SpaceX Reusable Launch System

Clark Lindsey · 472.4K views · 2011-09-29 · 3:58

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Overview

A SpaceX concept animation of a Falcon 9 and Dragon launch with powered vertical return of both stages and the capsule. It was uploaded to YouTube in 2011.

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HN uses it as evidence of SpaceX's early full-reusability concept.

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Space exploration & spaceflight

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bryanlarsen · 2021-02 · Reference
I feel fairly certain that Blue Origin has plans for second stage reuse. Whether these plans have gone much past the napkin phase is another question. SpaceX mocked up a plan to reuse the second stage of Falcon 9. [VIDEO] These plans were scrapped to concentrate on Starship. If the Falcon 9 is big enough to have enough margin to support second stage reuse, New Glenn definitely does too.
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zardo · 2016-01 · Reference
It certainly was at the start. [VIDEO] Apparently they are no longer pursuing stage 2 reuse on the Falcon 9. The next gen superheavy lift rocket, the BFR, is intended to be fully reusable though.
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ejr · 2014-07 · Reference
Their website has been changed quite a bit and old linked videos are hard to find. I found a copy uploaded to YouTube in 2011 : [VIDEO] Edit: Found the original copy on the Web Archive [LINK]
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