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[Eric Berger] To reuse or not reuse—the eternal debate of New Glenn's second stage reignites (arstechnica.com)

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[–] burble@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 1 month ago

I like what Rocket Lab is trying with the cheap and light upper stage for Neutron. I like what Stoke is trying with the fully reusable Nova upper stake. Blue has done the opposite.

Of all the things Bezos could blow money on, I guess subsidizing launch costs isn't the worst. At some point, though, that creates a noncompetitive environment that screws over real companies trying innovative things.