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minus-squareFlyberius [comrade/them]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·4 months agoThe srbs were recovered and reused. It was utterly ridiculous. And the most expensive and complicated bits of the rocket, the SMEs and the Orbiter itself, were reused. The only bit not reused was the main tank which was relatively simple in comparison to the other components
minus-squareBestBouclettes@jlai.lulinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·4 months agoOh yeah you’re right, I read that a few years ago and didn’t question it as it made sense given the cost of each shuttle launch. Thanks for the info!
The srbs were recovered and reused. It was utterly ridiculous.
And the most expensive and complicated bits of the rocket, the SMEs and the Orbiter itself, were reused.
The only bit not reused was the main tank which was relatively simple in comparison to the other components
Oh yeah you’re right, I read that a few years ago and didn’t question it as it made sense given the cost of each shuttle launch. Thanks for the info!