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[i]In terms of it being ready for re-flight, if we recover the stage from the ocean it would probably take a couple of months to refurbish it for flight. However, for a stage landing back on land near the launch site, first of all, we should be able to re-fly it the same day. So it is a huge difference. That's why we are really focused on trying to get it back to the launch site. That's what is really going to make to the hugest difference, the reusability. With the space shuttle, we had a case where there was a partially reusable vehicle, but the space shuttle was neither rapidly nor completely reusable. In order to achieve a revolutionary improvement in the cost of spaceflight, its reusability has to be both rapid and complete.[/i]
[i]Something I want to be really clear about, this is not SpaceX protesting, saying that the launches should be awarded to us, we're just protesting and saying that these launches should be competed. And if we compete and we lose, that's fine. But why would they not even compete it? That just doesn't make sense.[/i]
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