Your argument seems logical but the conclusion is wild, and I’m pretty sure extremely wrong. What other design choices, SpaceX made have been more significant for capturing 70% of all rocket launches in the world?
Reusing seems like the obvious and biggest design decision that led to their success
The biggest thing? It’s the leadership. The leadership and the culture has more impact on any individual technical decision. If Elon Musk has decided to go for super cheapo nonreusable rockets, they still would have 70% market share, but the whole market would look different.
Reusing seems like the obvious and biggest design decision that led to their success