Starship is a key part of NASA’s crewed lunar missions, and with government support, SpaceX is pushing its new experimental rocket to the limit.
    • @chiliedogg@lemmy.worldEnglish
      4•1 year ago

      The SRBs used on the final shuttle mission were the same boosters used on the first mission. That set was used a total of 60 times. Only 2 sets of boosters were never recovered for re-use. The set from STS-4 had a parachute malfunction, and the set from the Challenger exploded.