SpaceX Reusable Launch System
Why Hacker News recommends it
HN uses it as evidence of SpaceX's early full-reusability concept.
What it is
A SpaceX concept animation of a Falcon 9 and Dragon launch with powered vertical return of both stages and the capsule. It was uploaded to YouTube in 2011.
Recommended by 0 HN commenters across 0 different months, 2012 to 2021.
What Hacker News said
Cites john-n · 2012-05 · on “Dragon has successfully achieved splashdown”
Not done by spacex, they made this vid to demonstration the idea - [this video] I dont know of any ship that has the ability to land like that, except for craft in development like from blue origins - [LINK] I believe the Soyuz uses rockets to slow its decent before it hits the ground, but thats to assist the parachute rather than replace them.
Cites ejr · 2014-07 · on “SpaceX Soft Lands Falcon 9 Rocket First Stage”
Their website has been changed quite a bit and old linked videos are hard to find. I found a copy uploaded to YouTube in 2011 : [this video] Edit: Found the original copy on the Web Archive [LINK]
Cites zardo · 2016-01 · on “SpaceX Falcon rocket explodes on landing after delivering satellite to space”
It certainly was at the start. [this video] Apparently they are no longer pursuing stage 2 reuse on the Falcon 9. The next gen superheavy lift rocket, the BFR, is intended to be fully reusable though.
Cites bryanlarsen · 2021-02 · on “New Glenn’s Progress Towards Maiden Flight”
I feel fairly certain that Blue Origin has plans for second stage reuse. Whether these plans have gone much past the napkin phase is another question. SpaceX mocked up a plan to reuse the second stage of Falcon 9. [this video] These plans were scrapped to concentrate on Starship. If the Falcon 9 is big enough to have enough margin to support second stage reuse, New Glenn definitely does too.