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Booster separation part 1. A number of rockets use boosters that separate during flight. 1. Space Shuttle (NASA): The Space Shuttle, which was in operation from 1981 to 2011, used two solid rocket boosters that would detach and parachute back to Earth after their fuel was depleted. 2. Saturn V (NASA): The Saturn V rocket that powered the Apollo missions to the moon had multiple stages, each of which would separate when its fuel was depleted. 3. Falcon 9 and Falcon Heavy (SpaceX): SpaceX’s Falcon

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