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> NASA was reusing orbital 'upper stages' (although not boosters or ETs) for a few years. This little thing called a 'Space Shuttle.' Oh, the thing that had to

> NASA was reusing orbital 'upper stages' (although not boosters or ETs) for a few years. This little thing called a 'Space Shuttle.' Oh, the thing that had to be essentially refurbished before being able to fly again?

liability 6y ago
Correct. (Though I forgot that they also refurbed the SRBs. I think the SSMEs are more impressive, they got 19 uses out of one of them.)
- relbeek2 6y ago
  SRBs are complete trash after one use, they are a great reliable source of fuel, but it certainly wasn't feasible to reuse.