▲ | vFunct 4 days ago | ||||||||||||||||
The space shuttles boosters were reused. So, literally every engine in the shuttle was reused. Wild what NASA did 40 years ago… | |||||||||||||||||
▲ | ricardobeat 4 days ago | parent | next [-] | ||||||||||||||||
The parts were reused but they rebuilt the whole thing from the ground up, everytime. Reusability means something like a plane: refuel + safety checks and you’re good to go again | |||||||||||||||||
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▲ | DarmokJalad1701 4 days ago | parent | prev | next [-] | ||||||||||||||||
> Wild what NASA did 40 years ago… You can do that when you have $1b/flight to spend on refurbishing. | |||||||||||||||||
▲ | SoftTalker 4 days ago | parent | prev [-] | ||||||||||||||||
And all designed in the 1970s. |