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A single successful recovery was far from enough. In the previous life, Ma successfully recovered the Falcon 9 rocket for the first time at the end of 2015, but it wasn't until after several successful recoveries in 2017 that people thoroughly proved the feasibility of vertical recovery technology.
So after the factory was refurbished, nine days after the last recovery, the first stage of New Yuan 1B was once again mounted on the launch tower.
The second stage was still weighted with cement, and the rocket, re-painted, showed no difference from the last time, except for the ablation on the bottom of the rocket, which was left untreated—it didn't affect performance, and the tail flame would erase it anyway, rendering any aesthetic concerns unnecessary.
Including the cement weights, the total cost to refurbish the rocket and refuel was only 1.6 million, of which 1.4 million was used for the thermal insulation tiles.
"Androff, why don't we use stainless steel?"
