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Originally Posted by bob48
Nice thread. And being a private company always working to control costs, Space X re-uses boosters if possible instead of NASA always dumping into the ocean. Difference is tax dollar funding (ours) versus trying to get a return on investment. Take a look at NASA new SLS program which is multiples over budget and months if not years behind schedule.
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The aerospace contractors make money on every booster the build. Why would they want to let NASA reuse the old ones? I’m sure they told NASA that reuse was impossible for many years. Building single-use boosters creates jobs in congressional districts and big profits for the manufacturers.