[cubefox]

I think some Falcon 9 lower stages have already been reused 30 times, which suggests coking is not a major problem.

[mrtnmcc]

The individual Falcon turn-around is slow (months of refurb), and the record half-month ones swapped some engines. B1067's 30-reuse is a ship of Theseus rebuilt over 4+ years.

[egberts1]

Feh, swapping engine is not an option for the first few initial Mars trips, unless its payload also contains engines (can't imagine the scissor-lift payload either that needs to go with).

[golden-dome]

Don't take the Mars story at face value, SpaceX has always been for the military industrial complex. https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/1ga3fjq/comment/...

[wat10000]

That post really does not make that case. Of course SpaceX will enthusiastically cooperate with a deep-pocketed customer, but that's all it shows.

[loafofbuns]

Did you miss the 2001 part?

[wat10000]

No, I just understand that traveling with the former head of SDI does not mean the company’s stated mission is a cover story.