Image link from NSF forum.

Originally leaked on X (I think), then posted to the SpaceXLounge subreddit by u/mehelponow

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[–] 8 points 2 years ago* (1 child)

I don't think the shuttle is a good example at all.

The reusability was just marketing shtick so a large enough vehicle could be built to launch multiple Hubble-chassis Keyhole satellites for the NSA. (It's probably more accurate to say the Hubble is built on a Keyhole satellite chassis).

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  • [–] 5 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Yet the technology it used for the heat shield was very similar to what SpaceX is trying to do with the Ship.

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