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The Space Shuttle was reusable in principle and expensive in practice. Propulsive landing and rapid reuse made boosters fly dozens of times each and cut launch costs sharply. Full reuse including the upper stage is the next open step.
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Closed 2015 first orbital-class booster landing; 2017 first reflight, SpaceX Falcon 9.