"Tomorrow belongs to SpaceX! Ma Yilong claims Falcon 9's success was 'expected,' and states that SpaceX is developing a super heavy-lift spacecraft for landing on Mars, performance to surpass Falcon 9 by an era..."
Although in this timeline Ma is the second aerospace company to achieve rocket recovery, and strictly speaking Falcon 9 is the fifth recoverable rocket, compared to before Lin Ju's time travel, Falcon 9 achieved successful rocket recovery six months ahead of schedule.
All those fireworks weren't set off in vain; stimulated by New Yuan, Sky Fork combined with the power of capital to successfully reuse Falcon 9.
This was a stimulant for world aerospace, proving that rocket recovery is a viable and achievable path. Although New Yuan grew rapidly, it was not uncatchable.
