For fellow space geeks, here’s an interesting article on SpaceX’s thinking and innovation on launch cost reduction regarding the retrieval of the payload fairing stage. And a good reason why they are the leading rocketry company. NASA would just toss $5 million into the sea and not even think about it.
https://arstechnica.com/space/2023/08/spacexs-vp-of-launch-shares-the-companys-special-algorithm-for-innovation/
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