Comments on: SES wants to launch with a recovered Falcon 9 first stage https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/points-of-information/ses-wants-to-launch-with-a-recovered-falcon-9-first-stage/ Fri, 19 Jun 2015 23:40:17 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: David M. Cook https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/points-of-information/ses-wants-to-launch-with-a-recovered-falcon-9-first-stage/#comment-775720 Fri, 19 Jun 2015 23:40:17 +0000 http://behindtheblack.com/?p=34820#comment-775720 “even on launches to geostationary transfer orbit” ?!!!!!!!?

I thought the ULA spokesman said this would never be possible?

Shows you what know-nothings the dino-space executives are! I’m certain ULA is feverishly working their engineers to make this happen for their launchers, too!

Go SpaceX!! More power to Elon Musk!

]]> By: Edward https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/points-of-information/ses-wants-to-launch-with-a-recovered-falcon-9-first-stage/#comment-775715 Fri, 19 Jun 2015 23:18:57 +0000 http://behindtheblack.com/?p=34820#comment-775715 “SES proves this assumption wrong, to my delight.”

The demand for lower costs to orbit seems to be very great indeed — great enough for the commercial operators to be willing to take additional risks in order to achieve it.

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