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China has successfully tested its first reusable launch vehicle (peertube.mesnumeriques.fr)
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[–] yogthos@lemmygrad.ml 3 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

I do recall USSR experimented with this idea. There was a concept of a fully reusable Zenit flyback booster for the Energia II

also the Baikal fly-back booster https://www.russianspaceweb.com/baikal.html

apparently the idea might be getting a revival now (in Russian) https://tass.ru/kosmos/6644506

[–] ComradePupIvy@lemmygrad.ml 4 points 2 months ago (1 children)

That would be my dream.

[–] yogthos@lemmygrad.ml 4 points 2 months ago

It does seem like a much simpler solution all around.