The space shuttle was an attempt at a reusable rocket, but even the main tank of the space shuttle was thrown away every time, and the parts that were reusable took a 10,000-person group nine months to refurbish for flight.
Rumraketten var et forsøg at  lave en genanvendelig raket, men selv hovedtanken i rumraketten  blev smidt væk hver gang, og delene der kunne genbruges krævede ni måneder af en gruppe på  10.000 at renoverende så det kan bruges.