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>>11703959
> we haven't done any testing in decades
ICBMs are continuously being tested, not with armed warheads obviously.
https://breakingdefense.com/2020/02/first-2020-minuteman-iii-test-launches-as-new-start-countdown-begins/
Though in the case of the STS SRBs, they were thought to be cheaper to develop and operate than liquid-fueled boosters (NASA's preference at that stage) and gave jobs to Utah workers.
>>11703639
With the ISS, NASA figured out how to have a major, expensive program last decades. They're reusing the trick for Gateway.

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