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Re:After years of setbacks, NASA’s SLS moon rocket is ready ... by inasio on Monday August 29, 2022 @12:55AM (#32634921)
> Getting the Starship itself to survive reentry and landing in good enough condition to fly again without major refurbishment is another story. Something like that has never been achieved before

Didn't the space shuttle used to do that?

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Re:After years of setbacks, NASA’s SLS moon rocket is ready ... by Dylan16807 on Monday August 29, 2022 @01:29AM (#32635060)
No. Shuttle needed major refurbishment.
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