If the SLS was made by Europeans do you think it would be Reusable?

AMKC

I do. I know they are using old parts left over from the space shuttle program for it and all but surely they could have made it reusable. It is a beautiful looking rocket do.

EmmetSpiceland

Short answer, yes with an if. Long answer, no with a but.

Capt'n Midnight

The three keys to keeping a new human space program affordable and on schedule:

       1)  No new launch vehicles.

       2)  No new launch vehicles.

       3)  Whatever you do, don't develop any new launch vehicles.

ESA's 2022 budget for human space flight is €0.93Bn Total spend on Artemis will be $93Bn , not counting Ares or Constellation or other programs that cost $10's of billions. Also completely ignoring the Shuttle's costs. Each Artemis flight will cost $4Bn.

The Americans made the rocket that fires for a few minutes to get off the ground using flight proven left overs from the Shuttle. Then they use what is essentially a 1962 Centaur design for the next two hours to head towards the moon. And then the next 42 days it's the European Service Module (based on the flight proven ATV) with Sean the sheep at the controls providing guidance and life support so ESA is actually doing the hard stuff. (yes there some Shuttle manoeuvring engine leftovers in the mix)

Until recently ESA would probably have used Soyuz to put people into space from Kourou. Way cheaper than developing a human rated rocket. Now they could buy a seat on SpaceX's Dragon.

Yes there is a reusable rocket in development, but it's early days.