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1. misiti3780 · 1790600110 · focus · HN ↗

   Why arnt they doing a tower catch ?

   1. bell-cot · 1790604051 · focus · HN ↗

      Towers are expensive. Boosters are cheap. And the reliability metrics on low-serial-number Raptor 3's don't make the modest benefits worth the risk.

      1. misiti3780 · 1790604866 · focus · HN ↗

         I would have thought both were kinda expensive.

         1. bell-cot · 1790605432 · focus · HN ↗

            In one sense, yes. But Elon's PoV is "I have a big Booster factory, I'm a trillionaire, and my unit cost is under $50M." Vs. fixing a smashed Tower (and surrounding launch infrastructure) would likely cost him months.
      2. verzali · 1790801689 · focus · HN ↗

         Why bother reusing at all then?

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