SpaceX could reuse 100% rocket components by 2018: Elon Musk
Following his space exploration startup SpaceX's first successful reuse of the first stage of a Falcon 9 rocket, Founder Elon Musk said he's confident that SpaceX can reuse all rocket components by 2018. The cost of a Falcon 9 launch is $61.2 million, of which $16 million fairing cost can be brought down to $5 million this year, said Musk.