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Re:Elon Musk Gambled Tesla to Save SolarCity by tigershark on Monday August 26, 2019 @03:24PM (#20802854)
No, the shuttle rockets where expendable. The only reusable part was the shuttle itself and every launch was very expensive compared to SpaceX. Do you have any source for the reusable rockets used in the space shuttle?
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Re:Elon Musk Gambled Tesla to Save SolarCity by jshowa3 on Monday August 26, 2019 @05:03PM (#20803753)
They were not expendable (although they could be). They were refurbished. However, because of splashdown, the damage from corrosion and the need to refurbish the rocket because it wasn't tanked, caused the cost to not be feasible.
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Re:Elon Musk Gambled Tesla to Save SolarCity by new_realist on Monday August 26, 2019 @03:55PM (#20803109)
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/McDonnell_Douglas_DC-X
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