RE: https://mstdn.social/@TechCrunch/116205018327360404

A reliable technology for returning payloads to Earth from #space 🌌 is a necessity for several futuristic business models — testing new materials in orbit, manufacturing #pharmaceuticals 💊 or high-end #electronics in microgravity, or harvesting resources like metals from #asteroids.

Making satellites reusable ♻️ : "If you want to update a payload component every year, instead of having to build new #satellites 🛰️ and keep those old ones up in space, you can bring them down and go back"