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re: SpaceX Endeavor capsule might splashdown near Prnsacola
Posted on 8/1/20 at 3:27 pm to fatboydave
Posted on 8/1/20 at 3:27 pm to fatboydave
I'm pretty surprised SpaceX would take such a vanilla approach to landing astronauts 
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Posted on 8/1/20 at 8:48 pm to upgrayedd
Its cheap. The technical feat of landing the first stage rocket boosters is strictly due to the cost savings it provides.
Their mothership will land the crew module same way they do the boosters.
Their mothership will land the crew module same way they do the boosters.
Posted on 8/1/20 at 8:57 pm to upgrayedd
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I'm pretty surprised SpaceX would take such a vanilla approach to landing astronauts
The original designs had it, but they cut it given how much testing and time it would take to certify the systems. They say they were okay with it originally because the R+D could double up with their planned mechanism for Mars landings. When they decided on a different approach for Mars, value for it on Dragon went to nothing.
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