NASA's Space Shuttle successfully reached orbit during its first attempt in April 1981. The Saturn V rocket that launched the first humans to the Moon also didn't explode during liftoff in July 1969. Even NASA's ultra-expensive and expendable Space Launch System didn't erupt into a giant fireball during its maiden voyage in late 2022. But SpaceX, the Elon Musk-led company behind groundbreaking advancements in the development of powerful, reusable rockets, has taken a strikingly different approach. Instead of lining up an orbital-ready rocket on the launch pad, the company has picked an iterative design methodology — with varying degrees of […]

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