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Re:NASA announces Boeing Starliner crew will return on Space... by extraduder_ire on Sunday August 25, 2024 @07:20PM (#41352412)
The external tank and both SRBs could be refurbished and reused. The orbiter also forms part of the first stage.
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Re:NASA announces Boeing Starliner crew will return on Space... by mrguyorama on Monday August 26, 2024 @03:24PM (#41360807)
Maybe at one point really early on the external tank was planned to be reused, but it was expended in every launch of the shuttle with no provisions for re-usability. They even stopped painting it within a few launches.
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