However, on further examination I found that this is not true. SpaceX has not, I repeat, has not developed the world's first fully reusable orbital launch rocket. In fact, no one has. It turns out that Musk has merely promised that SpaceX is on the verge of developing the world's first fully reusable rocket. In an article by Stephen Kuper published in SpaceConnect Magazine in November 2025 titled "‘Next year’ Musk predicts ‘full reusability’ rocket imminent", Musk himself admits that his company has not achieved full reusability yet. At best, his rockets are only partially reusable. Also, there is an interesting piece also published in 2025 in Intereconomics Review of European Economic Policy titled, "The Missing Rocket: An Economic and Engineering Analysis of the Reusability Dilemma in the European Space Sector". This article provides a further examination of the economic viability of reusable orbital launch systems like the SpaceX rockets, and discovers that these rockets have certain unaddressed economic liabilities.
Lastly, it must be mentioned once again that SpaceX is a money-losing business despite its frequent rocket launches. It may be that at least part of SpaceX's losses are due to a company policy of predatory pricing in an attempt to drive competitors out of business.
