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NASA is about to make its most important safety decision in nearly a generation (arstechnica.com)
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[โ€“] Wanderer@lemm.ee 0 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Their idea of building a new rocket is by reusing as much of the 1970's shuttle tech as they can.

[โ€“] threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works 2 points 3 months ago

reusing as much of the 1970's shuttle tech as they can

And reusing the tech, but not the hardware. NASA are throwing four RS-25 shuttle engines (some of which flew multiple shuttle missions) into the ocean with every SLS launch.