Originally Posted by
Sam W
Yes I have. Note I said reusability, not survivability. Did you note the heat deformed engine nozzles on the booster? The problem is that non-running engines have no fuel cooling of the nozzle or engine core so are damaged due to reentry heating. Also the fire after landing at the base of the booster is not suppose to be the norm. Exposing hardware to these temperatures pretty well scraps them so no reusability.
As to the orbiter, 5’s orbiter violently exploded right after landing and 6 was last seen on fire so not ringing endorsements for reusability.
The 'fire' at the base of the booster wa a smal leak from the QD coupling, already fixed.
5's orbiter was destroyed by the FTS...
6's orbiter landed in water and fell over - you do realise in future it will be caught in the same way as the booster...?