[AR] Re: landing legs
- From: Uwe Klein <uwe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: arocket@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 24 Feb 2014 13:22:28 +0100
Miklos Szeredi wrote:
I was just thinking about spacex's reusability plans and wondering if
legs are actually necessary or not.
It is returning to base, so the "legs" could be waiting right there to
capture and hold the rocket during landing.
Advantages:
- no need to carry the weight of the legs
- one less failure point in the rocket
Disadvantages:
- it can't "emergency land" anywhere else
- the landing must be precise and slow enough that capture can succeed
Not sure how problematic these are in real life.
Thoughts?
Thanks,
Miklos
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