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Old 7th Aug 2019, 12:02
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"Stupid Easy!".......now what could possibly go wrong with a concept like this?

NASA re-used solid rocket boosters for the Space Shuttle as I recall....and landed them in the sea by parachute.....then used a recovery vessel to retrieve them.

Re-use of whole SRB's was rare...but thousands of parts we're inspected, re-worked....and flown again on later missions.
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