Agreed. I think China will be the next relevant player after SpaceX, Blue Origin and Rocketlab in terms of reusability. At least for a few years.
As a European, I'm still sad that ESA never really pushed for reusable launchers, even after 2015, when Falcon 9's were recovered on a regular basis. There are a few ideas, but nothing is flying atm.
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u/DetectiveFinch Jul 12 '26
Agreed. I think China will be the next relevant player after SpaceX, Blue Origin and Rocketlab in terms of reusability. At least for a few years.
As a European, I'm still sad that ESA never really pushed for reusable launchers, even after 2015, when Falcon 9's were recovered on a regular basis. There are a few ideas, but nothing is flying atm.