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The space shuttle was refurbishable. It needed an army of 5000 engineers a few months to get it flight worthy after each launch. And ultimately that wasn't e
by Rhinobird 2y ago
The space shuttle was refurbishable. It needed an army of 5000 engineers a few months to get it flight worthy after each launch.
And ultimately that wasn't enough for safety.
- rockemsockem 2y agoTo be fair, falcon 9 also gets refurbished between flights. But it's way less time/labor intensive than the shuttle.