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Re:Super Heavy has splashed down in The Gulf of Mexico by adolph on Thursday June 06, 2024 @10:19PM (#40604688)
The flying bedstead of 1964 was a reusable rocket that propulsively la ded and was reused. It didn’t go very high tho. . .

https://www.nasa.gov/image-article/flying-bedstead/

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Re:Super Heavy has splashed down in The Gulf of Mexico by sc0ttyd on Friday June 07, 2024 @03:02PM (#40611791)
No it wasn't. It was powered by a jet engine. Specifically, a GE CF700.

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

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