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minus-squareduderium [he/him]hexbear16·3 years agoUgh, reusable rockets go back to the space shuttle program at least. link
minus-squareMoreAmphibians [none/use name]hexbear4·edit-23 years agoThe space shuttle was an awful program. You had to send so much dead weight into space. link
minus-squarepanopticon [comrade/them]hexbear3·3 years agowe would probably have reusable rockets already if the project undertaken by McDonnell Douglas hadn't been cancelled due to politicking by Lockheed (iirc). Seems like a point against capitalism, not for it. link
minus-squareBobson_Dugnutt [he/him]hexbear3·edit-23 years agoThe 1962 Sea Dragon concept was intended to be reusable, but it was never built link
Ugh, reusable rockets go back to the space shuttle program at least.
The space shuttle was an awful program. You had to send so much dead weight into space.
we would probably have reusable rockets already if the project undertaken by McDonnell Douglas hadn't been cancelled due to politicking by Lockheed (iirc). Seems like a point against capitalism, not for it.
The 1962 Sea Dragon concept was intended to be reusable, but it was never built