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These guys used to be dropped into the sea, recovered and refurbished: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_Shuttle_Solid_Rocket_Booster https://en.wikipedia.org
by kybernetikos 9y ago
These guys used to be dropped into the sea, recovered and refurbished: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_Shuttle_Solid_Rocket_Booster https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_Shuttle_Solid_Rocket_Boo...
The story I heard was that after splashing down and spending time in the sea, the refurb cost was not much different to a new build cost, possibly even greater.
- bhhaskin 9y agoThe solid boosters did, but liquid engines are a whole other ball game.
- kybernetikos 9y agoDo you mean that liquid engines are easier or harder to reuse after being dumped in the sea? Maybe you could elaborate on which difference between solid and liquid engines you're focusing on.