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Originally Posted by Dadhawk
It doesn't bother me they are repurposing the parts, but taking them from a multi-mission platform to a one and done doesn't make much fiscal sense to me, even if they were mothballed.
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It's a thruster, so there's not much of a difference between one used on a multi-mission platform and a 'one and done'. The R40b has been through multiple space shuttle missions already, so we've got our money's worth out of it. Rather than let it sit unused, it makes fiscal sense to clean it up and put it to good use. I'd be more concerned if they ordered a brand new thruster costing us taxpayers more, when they had some that met the mission requirements in storage.