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I don't really get the hubbub about this launch. It's a business innovation

The business innovation is what the hubbub is all about. People aren't excited because of the science, but because this is a watershed moment in the business of space.

All successful technological revolution have to pass through two critical phases, when it becomes possible and when it becomes profitable. This is a big step in phase two.




Also - this is the first business to recover a spacecraft and _will_ be the first business to dock with the ISS




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