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Re:SpaceX just landed a rocket on a drone ship for the first... by js2 on Saturday April 09, 2016 @11:33AM (#11461689)
That's what was done with the Space Shuttle SRB's, but those were basically completely remanufactured.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_Shuttle_Solid_Rocket_Boo...

Also, an SRB is relatively simple compared to a liquid-fuel rocket.

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