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Why paint rockets white at all?
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My limited knowledge is that NASA no longer paints the external tank to save paint, money, and weight. But that begs the question, why paint them white at all? Sorry if this is a stupid question, I'm not too knowledgeable on rocket stuff but this has been on my mind for a bit.
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