SMRTR TechAug 28, 2025Ars Technica

With recent Falcon 9 milestones, SpaceX vindicates its “dumb” approach to reuse

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SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket reached two key milestones amid Starship attention: its 400th drone ship landing and the first booster to complete 30 flights. These achievements, occurring during routine Starlink launches, validate SpaceX's decade-long pursuit of first-stage reuse that began with their groundbreaking supersonic retropropulsion tests in 2013.

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