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>>12702430

It reminds me of the RD-180 of the Atlas-V.

>>12456632

ULA has two rockets in service: Atlas-V and Delta-IV Heavy.

-Atlas-V costs around 120 million US Dollars per launch.
-Delta-IV Heavy costs around 360 million US Dollars for commercial launches and 455 million US Dollars for top secret government launches (NRO).

SpaceX also has two rockets in service: Falcon 9 and Falcon Heavy.

-Falcon 9 costs around 62 million US Dollars per launch for a brand new rocket, 50 million US Dollars per launch for a reused one.
-Falcon Heavy costs around 160 million US Dollars per launch for a brand new rocket, 95 million US Dollars for a reused one (Fully reused, both sideboosters and core).

Only Atlas-V can compete VS Falcon Heavy when matching ULA up with SpaceX and only when the Falcon Heavy is brand new.

>>12160058

>RD-180: $2610

Imagine how much cheaper it would be if they could be recovered somehow and reused.