Scott Manley
@DJSnM · Jan 15, 2023
It's a pretty small window of utility where it might make sense, the gain from expending the core is huge.
Elon Musk
@elonmusk
Center core moving too fast return. Falcon Heavy is a 3 (or 2.5) stage rocket, but full & rapid reusability on Earth demand a 2 stage rocket.
1st stage returns to launch site immediately via boostback & 2nd stage orbits until ground track passes back over launch site to return.
08:07 PM · January 16, 2023 · 175K views
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