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  • CygnusZero4-2

    Honestly this idea of trying to land a thin ass, tall rocket on a platform by controlled descent seems like the dumbest idea ever. How is this ever going to be reliable? Look at thing wobble, just as you would expect. There has got to be a much better way to do this.

    Even if they can get this nutty idea to work most of the time, it seems like people are gonna die at some point trying this unless the top can be launched off if it starts tipping over.

    • they do it to learn something. of course there is better safer technology around, they are just pushing the limits.uan
    • Im sure, but it just seems ludicrous to me. Defies all common sense.CygnusZero4
    • These are smart ppl, Im sure theres a good reason for what theyre doing, I just cant think of it lol.CygnusZero4
    • if they manage to land that thing on a tiny spot in the ocean, they pretty much have the technology to land anything anywhere.uan
    • Im sure they might get lucky and nail it one time, but do you really see this as ever being reliable?CygnusZero4
    • Seems different than Apollo. They were doing things that made sense. This makes no sense at all though.CygnusZero4
    • the difference to Apollo might be they are doing the experiments in public. The successful Apollo mission was brought into space by a Saturn V (not 1) rocketuan
    • It does look a little unnerving, watching it wobble. But we all hope this is just the first step.formed
    • I think the point, Cygnus, is to find something better than the old shuttle, which you have to fly in like a plane.monospaced
    • But mostly so he can land on other planets that you can't fly in. Also it helps with balance of payloads in our atmosphere, and ultimately costs.monospaced

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