Musk's 2008 living-room pitch on reusable rockets — one booster has now flown 37 times
elonmusk · x · 2026-10-30
A clip from December 2008 shows Elon Musk, shortly after Falcon 1 reached orbit on its fourth try, explaining in a California living room why rockets must be reusable: "How many people would have driven here if their car was single use?" SpaceX first landed a Falcon 9 booster in December 2015; one booster has now flown 37 times.
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