If there is one driving force in the commercial space industry it is economics. The whole concept of reusable booster rocket emphasizes the importance of getting launch costs down. SpaceX, the company leading the charge in trying to bring launch costs down, doesn’t just recover booster rockets however. It also recovers the rocket fairings that … Continue reading "SpaceX has Given up Trying to Catch Rocket Fairings. Fishing Them out of the Ocean is Fine"