Literally reused. What are you talking about.
Comment on Second SpaceX Starship launch ends with explosion. What happens next?
I_Has_A_Hat@startrek.website 1 year agoRetrieved, not reused.
drdabbles@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Comment on Second SpaceX Starship launch ends with explosion. What happens next?
I_Has_A_Hat@startrek.website 1 year agoRetrieved, not reused.
Literally reused. What are you talking about.
chiliedogg@lemmy.world 1 year ago
The SRBs used on the final shuttle mission were the same boosters used on the first mission. That set was used a total of 60 times. Only 2 sets of boosters were never recovered for re-use. The set from STS-4 had a parachute malfunction, and the set from the Challenger exploded.