For reusable rockets, DC-X beat both Elon and Bezos by a couple of decades. http://bit.ly/1NNqpXu https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/669199392231063552 …
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@kchangnyt Yes, though the first-stage landing attempts are far beyond DC-X.
@Rand_Simberg Of course, not saying this isn't cool and real. DC-X could have gone a lot farther, too, if NASA hadn't given up.
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@kchangnyt Yes, but I don't think it ever had the capability to get completely out of the atmosphere. That would've been different vehicle. -
@Rand_Simberg According to ever-reliable Wikipedia, DC-X was to be followed by larger DC-Y & orbital DC-1. With $, maybe could have happened - 1 more reply
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