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by stetrain 595 days ago
If we want to establish long term bases on the Moon or Mars then yes, you need not only to send crew and habitation modules but ongoing supplies and equipment.

Other use cases include launching and maintaining satellite constellations (Starling / Starshield), and launching singular large payloads like space telescopes.

Even for smaller payloads, having both the first and second stages be reusable will reduce launch costs.