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This was the fifth time this particular booster launched and landed successfully. Incredible.
Like the Space Shuttle.
Are these still missing laser comms?
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Like the Space Shuttle.
Except the entire thing is reusable!
Shuttle had an advantage since the orbiter was both first and second stages.
The orange fuel tank was lost on each mission, and the solid rocket boosters were recovered and refurbished after a swim in the ocean.
So by some measures the Shuttle system was very reusable, but the complexities of the system resulted in high costs to tear down, inspect, and refurbish between flights.
Are these still missing laser comms?
https://space.stackexchange.com/questions/41142/do-the-lates...
(I had no idea what "laser comms" were, unfortunately they're not laser cannons but rather lasers for communications between satellites. Which is still pretty cool)
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I didn't know the space shuttle reused it's boosters. Apparently the two solid rocket boosters deployed parachutes after separation and were refurbished. Interesting! However the main booster could not be reused...
By "main booster" did you mean the big red thing? That was a fuel storage tank and yes, it was not re-used.
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Like the Space Shuttle.
I didn't know the space shuttle reused it's boosters. Apparently the two solid rocket boosters deployed parachutes after separation and were refurbished. Interesting! However the main booster could not be reused...
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Like the Space Shuttle.
I didn't know the space shuttle reused it's boosters. Apparently the two solid rocket boosters deployed parachutes after separation and were refurbished. Interesting! However the main booster could not be reused...