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		madengr on March 15, 2018 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Stephen Hawking has died Yes. The space shuttle had reusable boosters. Retro rockets for landings were used in th Apollo and Viking programs.

Liron on March 15, 2018 [–]

Can you link to a specific rocket booster that was reused? Doesn't count if it's a retrorocket helping slow down some capsule that also has a parachute.

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