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[–] burble@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

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.