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		dgritsko on May 11, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: A SpaceX booster now trails only 4 space shuttles ... And there were just six orbiters total (only five of which went to space).

usrusr on May 11, 2021 [–]

So now it trails two orbiters less than while on the drawing board, hooray! (if we include Buran, which did make it to orbit but has even less in common with Falcon 9 because the engines of the reusable part are upper stage)

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