ELI5. If the weight of rocket fuel is so important, why do SpaceX boosters waste a ton of fuel landing themselves?

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ELI5. If the weight of rocket fuel is so important, why do SpaceX boosters waste a ton of fuel landing themselves?

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Being re-usable doesn’t preclude the rocket from being expendable if they have a very heavy lift or longer than normally possible burn in the future. It’s just higher cost..

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